Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
"Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A multisystemic disease of a complex genetic background. It is characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels (VASCULITIS) leading to damage in any number of organs. The common features include granulomatous inflammation of the RESPIRATORY TRACT and KIDNEYS. Most patients have measurable autoantibodies (ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODIES) against MYELOBLASTIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D014890
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.483.950 C14.907.940.897.249.750 C20.111.193.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitides
- Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis with
- Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with
- with Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis
- with Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis
- Wegener Granulomatosis
- Granulomatosis, Wegener
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
- Granulomatosis, Wegener's
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis" by people in Profiles.
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Cao Y, Schmitz JL, Yang J, Hogan SL, Bunch D, Hu Y, Jennette CE, Berg EA, Arnett FC, Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Preston GA. DRB1*15 allele is a risk factor for PR3-ANCA disease in African Americans. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jun; 22(6):1161-7.
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Tomasson G, Lavalley M, Tanriverdi K, Finkielman JD, Davis JC, Hoffman GS, McCune WJ, St Clair EW, Specks U, Spiera R, Stone JH, Freedman JE, Merkel PA. Relationship between markers of platelet activation and inflammation with disease activity in Wegener's granulomatosis. J Rheumatol. 2011 Jun; 38(6):1048-54.
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Kang J, Litmanovich D, Bankier AA, Boiselle PM, Eisenberg RL. Manifestations of systemic diseases on thoracic imaging. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2010 Nov-Dec; 39(6):247-61.
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Carpenter DM, Thorpe CT, Lewis M, Devellis RF, Hogan SL. Health-related quality of life for patients with vasculitis and their spouses. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Feb 15; 61(2):259-65.
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Sarraf P, Kay J, Friday RP, Reginato AM. Wegener's granulomatosis: is biologic therapy useful? Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2006 Aug; 8(4):303-11.
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Joy MS, Hogan SL, Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Nachman PH. A pilot study using mycophenolate mofetil in relapsing or resistant ANCA small vessel vasculitis. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005 Dec; 20(12):2725-32.
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Klemmer PJ, Chalermskulrat W, Reif MS, Hogan SL, Henke DC, Falk RJ. Plasmapheresis therapy for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in patients with small-vessel vasculitis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2003 Dec; 42(6):1149-53.
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Fechner FP, Faquin WC, Pilch BZ. Wegener's granulomatosis of the orbit: a clinicopathological study of 15 patients. Laryngoscope. 2002 Nov; 112(11):1945-50.
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Yang JJ, Preston GA, Alcorta DA, Waga I, Munger WE, Hogan SL, Sekura SB, Phillips BD, Thomas RP, Jennette JC, Falk RJ. Expression profile of leukocyte genes activated by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA). Kidney Int. 2002 Nov; 62(5):1638-49.
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Furse RK, Rossetti RG, Seiler CM, Zurier RB. Oral administration of gammalinolenic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid with anti-inflammatory properties, modulates interleukin-1beta production by human monocytes. J Clin Immunol. 2002 Mar; 22(2):83-91.