[CITATION][C] Specificity of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies for proteinase 3 [letter; comment]
JC Jennette, JR Hoidal, RJ Falk - 1990 - ashpublications.org
JC Jennette, JR Hoidal, RJ Falk
1990•ashpublications.orgNiles et all recently reponed that patients with Wegener's granulomatosis have anti-
neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) that are specific for a 29-Kd neutrophil serine
proteinase. They noted that ANCA with this specificity product cytoplasmic indirect
immunofluorescence microscopy staining of alcohol-fixed neutrophils (ie. are C-ANCA using
the nomenclature adopted at the
neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) that are specific for a 29-Kd neutrophil serine
proteinase. They noted that ANCA with this specificity product cytoplasmic indirect
immunofluorescence microscopy staining of alcohol-fixed neutrophils (ie. are C-ANCA using
the nomenclature adopted at the
Niles et all recently reponed that patients with Wegener's granulomatosis have anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) that are specific for a 29-Kd neutrophil serine proteinase. They noted that ANCA with this specificity product cytoplasmic indirect immunofluorescence microscopy staining of alcohol-fixed neutrophils (ie. are C-ANCA using the nomenclature adopted at the
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