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.

Also Known As:

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

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Immunologic Factors

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 496323
  - Blood Proteins: 12679
    - Serum Globulins: 555
      - Immunoglobulins: 30911
        Antibodies: 135587
        Autoantibodies: 36438
        Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies: 7943
    - Immunoproteins: 43
      - Immunoglobulins: 30911
        Antibodies: 135587
        Autoantibodies: 36438
        Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies: 7943
  - Globulins: 3119
    - Serum Globulins: 555
      - Immunoglobulins: 30911
        Antibodies: 135587
        Autoantibodies: 36438
        Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies: 7943
Biological Factors: 2560
- Biomarkers: 252800
  - Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies: 7943

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