p ANCA
《英文msh詞典》p ANCA
[入口詞] p ANCA
[主題詞] Antibodies,Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
[英文釋義] Autoantibodies directed against cytoplasmic constituents of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and/or monocytes. They are used as specific markers for Wegener's 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.