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In [[medicine]] and [[rheumatology]], '''antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies''' ('''ANCA''') are "[[Autoantibody|Autoantibodies]] directed against cytoplasmic constituents of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and/or monocytes. They are used as specific markers for [[Wegener Granulomatosi]]s and other diseases, though their pathophysiological role is not clear. ANCA are routinely detected by [[indirect immunofluorescence]] with three different patterns: c-ANCA (cytoplasmic), p-ANCA (perinuclear), and atypical ANCA."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]] and [[rheumatology]], '''antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies''' ('''ANCA''') are "[[Autoantibody|Autoantibodies]] directed against cytoplasmic constituents of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and/or monocytes. They are used as specific markers for [[Wegener Granulomatosi]]s and other diseases, though their pathophysiological role is not clear. ANCA are routinely detected by [[indirect immunofluorescence]] with three different patterns: c-ANCA (cytoplasmic), p-ANCA (perinuclear), and atypical ANCA."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
ANCA is also seen in [[vasculitis|vasculitides]] such as [[microscopic polyangiitis]] and [[Churg-Strauss syndrome]], and peripheral ANCA may be present in [[Crohn's disease]] and [[ulcerative colitis]].
Types of ANCA are:<ref name="pmid16876669">{{cite journal| author=Bosch X, Guilabert A, Font J| title=Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. | journal=Lancet | year= 2006 | volume= 368 | issue= 9533 | pages= 404-18 | pmid=16876669
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16876669 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69114-9 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref>
* myeloperoxidase ANCA usually gives a perinuclear pattern (P-ANCA)
* proteinase 3 ANCA usually gives a cytoplasmic pattern (C-ANCA)
ANCA are detected by [[Fluorescent antibody technique|indirect immunofluorescence]] and [[enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay]] (ELISA).


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In medicine and rheumatology, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are "Autoantibodies directed against cytoplasmic constituents of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and/or monocytes. They are used as specific markers for Wegener Granulomatosis and other diseases, though their pathophysiological role is not clear. ANCA are routinely detected by indirect immunofluorescence with three different patterns: c-ANCA (cytoplasmic), p-ANCA (perinuclear), and atypical ANCA."[1]

ANCA is also seen in vasculitides such as microscopic polyangiitis and Churg-Strauss syndrome, and peripheral ANCA may be present in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Types of ANCA are:[2]

  • myeloperoxidase ANCA usually gives a perinuclear pattern (P-ANCA)
  • proteinase 3 ANCA usually gives a cytoplasmic pattern (C-ANCA)

ANCA are detected by indirect immunofluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

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