Association Between Reappearance of Myeloperoxidase-Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody and Relapse in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: Subgroup Analysis of Nationwide Prospective Cohort Studies.
Haruki WatanabeKen-Ei SadaYoshinori MatsumotoMasayoshi HarigaiKoichi AmanoHiroaki DobashiShouichi FujimotoJoichi UsuiKunihiro YamagataTatsuya AtsumiShogo BannoTakahiko SugiharaYoshihiro ArimuraSeiichi MatsuoHirofumi Makinonull nullPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2018)
Reappearance of MPO-ANCA could be a clinically useful biomarker for predicting relapse in patients with MPO-ANCA-positive AAV in remission. This suggests that routine MPO-ANCA monitoring should be implemented in this patient population.