Abstract Number: 85 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protective Association of HLA-DRB1*13:02 Against MPO-ANCA Positive ANCA-Associated Vasculitis in a Japanese Population
Background/Purpose Epidemiology of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) – associated vasculitis (AAV) is substantially different between European and Asian populations. In the Japanese population, the majority…Abstract Number: 82 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HLA-DPB1*04:01 Confers Risk for PR3-ANCA Positive ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AAV), but Protects Against MPO-ANCA Positive AAV, in a Japanese Population
Background/Purpose Epidemiologic difference between European and Asian populations is observed in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) – associated vasculitis (AAV). Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is prevalent…