People with relapsing ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who achieved remission with rituximab and glucocorticoids have less than half the…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with proteinuria, elevated protein levels in their urine, after induction treatment are at a three…
People with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) are more likely to develop an aneurysm — a bulge in a blood vessel…
More than one-third of people with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), a type of ANCA-associated vasculitis, may experience eye symptoms,…
Higher blood levels of soluble interleukin 7 receptor subunit alpha (sIL-7R alpha) — a portion of a receptor protein involved…
An elderly woman was diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) after having an ischemic stroke, a condition wherein a blood…
Monocytes, a type of white blood cell, that carry a protein called CD206 are found at abnormally high levels in…
A reinforced pneumonia (pneumococcal) vaccination scheme, where one of the two vaccine types available is given at higher doses than…
Poorer kidney function and relatively high doses of the corticosteroid prednisolone — possibly indicating active disease — can increase the…
The buildup of immune molecules in the kidneys of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients appears to be linked to some symptoms…