A significant percentage of patients with RA and ANCA positivity were also diagnosed with AAV, with GPA being the most common subtype.

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A significant percentage of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) demonstrate coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging, with variations by ANCA ...

Autoimmune diseases make the immune system attack healthy tissues. These can affect organs like kidneys, leading to ...

This year's awarded research grant from the Swedish Kidney Foundation (Njurfonden) was a record amount, seven and a half million SEK for kidney ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to gradual kidney damage that reduces the kidneys’ ability to filter blood. CKD progresses through stages 1 to 5. Stage 4 CKD is the final stage before ...

Over 101,000 Americans need a kidney transplant, but only 17,000 people receive one each year due to a donated organ shortage. Credit: Zach Bundy, WFYI This article is part of The State of Science, a ...

This is supported by the fact that many patients with EGPA are positive for an autoantibody called anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), frequently associated ... more frequently and quickly ...