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SUBMITTER: Monach PA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4982463 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Monach Paul A PA Warner Roscoe L RL Tomasson Gunnar G Specks Ulrich U Stone John H JH Ding Linna L Fervenza Fernando C FC Fessler Barri J BJ Hoffman Gary S GS Iklé David D Kallenberg Cees G M CG Krischer Jeffrey J Langford Carol A CA Mueller Mark M Seo Philip P St Clair E William EW Spiera Robert R Tchao Nadia N Ytterberg Steven R SR Johnson Kent J KJ Merkel Peter A PA
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 20120912 8
<h4>Objective</h4>To identify circulating proteins that distinguish between active anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) and remission in a manner complementary to markers of systemic inflammation.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-eight serum proteins representing diverse aspects of the biology of AAV were measured before and 6 months after treatment in a large clinical trial of AAV. Subjects (n=186) enrolled in the Rituximab in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (RAVE) trial were ...[more]