title: Anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies and associated diseases.
abstract: Thirty five (41%) sera presented anti MPO specificity, 26 of them (74%) having a p-ANCA pattern. They were present in patients with vasculitis and isolated or predominant renal involvement, but also in 24% of Wegener patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunopathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chevailler
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Subra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carrère
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hurez
mesh_terms: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D001323:Autoantibodies; D009195:Peroxidase