Epitope analysis of anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis.

OBJECTIVE: Increasing evidences have suggested the pathogenic role of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) directing myeloperoxidase (MPO) in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). The current study aimed to analyze the association between the linear epitopes of MPO-ANCA and clinicopathological...

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Main Authors: Shen-Ju Gou, Peng-Cheng Xu, Min Chen, Ming-Hui Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618278?pdf=render