Chemicals and Drugs

Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies

Autoantibodies directed against cytoplasmic constituents of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES and/or MONOCYTES. They are used as specific markers for GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS and other diseases, though their pathophysiological role is not clear. ANCA are routinely detected by indirect immunofluorescence with three different patterns: c-ANCA (cytoplasmic), p-ANCA (perinuclear), and atypical ANCA.

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Autoantibodies directed against cytoplasmic constituents of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES and/or MONOCYTES. They are used as specific markers for GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS and other diseases, though their pathophysiological role is not clear. ANCA are routinely detected by indirect immunofluorescence with three different patterns: c-ANCA (cytoplasmic), p-ANCA (perinuclear), and atypical ANCA.

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  • ANCA
  • Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
  • Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
  • Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies
  • Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody
  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
  • Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies
  • Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody
  • Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
  • Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
  • Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies
  • Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody
  • Antibody, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Antibody, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Autoantibody, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Autoantibody, Neutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Cytoplasmic Antibody, Anti-Neutrophil
  • Cytoplasmic Antibody, Antineutrophil
  • Cytoplasmic Autoantibody, Anti-Neutrophil
  • Cytoplasmic Autoantibody, Neutrophil
  • c-ANCA
  • p-ANCA
  • c ANCA
  • p ANCA

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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do not coordinate with ANTIBODY FORMATION for /biosyn;

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97; was C-ANCA (NM) 1991-96

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  • Autoantibodies (1991-1996)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019268. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019268
  2. Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-neutrophil_cytoplasmic_antibody
  3. Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574727