Seasonal Effects on Relapse of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study in Japan (J-CANVAS)
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Published:2024-02-15
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Page:jrheum.2023-1079
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ISSN:0315-162X
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Container-title:The Journal of Rheumatology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Rheumatol
Author:
Kobayashi Hiroki,
Yoshida YusukeORCID,
Kida TakashiORCID,
Yajima Nobuyuki,
Ito-Ihara ToshikoORCID,
Kawaguchi TakashiORCID,
Kawahito YutakaORCID,
Hirata ShintaroORCID,
Abstract
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a type of systemic vasculitis characterized by autoantibody development against the neutrophil proteins leukocyte proteinase 3 (PR3)-ANCA and myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA. We previously reported that newly developed AAV in Japan was influenced by seasonal variations and that AAV was less frequently observed in autumn.1
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The Journal of Rheumatology