Title: antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated vasculitis
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated vasculitis
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12897
Status: current

Definition
One of a group of autoimmune systemic vasculitides associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCAs), e.g., Wegener granulomatosis (WG), microscopic polyangiitis, and Churg–Strauss syndrome.

Related Terms
- Wegener granulomatosis (WG): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13782
- antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCAs): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12896
- autoimmune: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12918
- microscopic polyangiitis: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13459
- systemic: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13708

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1126 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated vasculitis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12897
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