The prognostic immune nutritional index or PINI — a novel clinical tool based on counts of immune cells and levels…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who develop low antibody levels associated with rituximab treatment are at high risk…
A combination of two standardized scores of kidney damage can accurately predict the prognosis of renal disease in people with…
A new statistical model that considers age, disease type, patterns of organ involvement, and lab findings may help predict long-term…
Different types of disease-driving antibodies tend to associate with different symptoms of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), the rarest form…
Women carrying a genetic mutation dubbed rs9274619 have a significantly higher risk of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) associated with antibodies…
Physicians in the U.S. are excited about the potential of Tavneos (avacopan), an approved treatment for people with…
Many people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have profound fatigue that’s severe enough to fulfill the diagnostic criteria for…
Immune T-cells positive for the GPR56 receptor protein — a marker for cell-killing immune cells — may contribute to local…
Cardiovascular events like a heart attack are more likely in people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who also have diabetes,…