Interstitial Lung Disease and Anti-Myeloperoxidase Antibodies: Not a Simple Association

Interstitial Lung Disease and Anti-Myeloperoxidase Antibodies: Not a Simple Association

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), mainly anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) antibodies, have been frequently identified in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, their role remains unclear, and only 7–23% of these patients develops clinically overt vasculitis. We aimed to i...

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Main Authors: Marco Sebastiani, Fabrizio Luppi, Gianluca Sambataro, Diego Castillo Villegas, Stefania Cerri, Paola Tomietto, Giulia Cassone, Marialuisa Bocchino, Belen Atienza-Mateo, Paolo Cameli, Patricia Moya Alvarado, Paola Faverio, Elena Bargagli, Carlo Vancheri, Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay, Enrico Clini, Carlo Salvarani, Andreina Manfredi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
interstitial pneumonia
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
vasculitis
rheumatic diseases
anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/12/2548

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