RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The diagnostic utility of c-ANCA in Wegener’s granulomatosis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 135
OP 140
VO 65
IS 3
A2 Hoffman, Gary S.
A1 Langford, Carol A.
YR 1998
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/3/135.abstract
AB Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies with a cytoplasmic staining pattern (c-ANCA) have been found to have a high degree of sensitivity and specificity for Wegener’s granulomatosis. Nevertheless, despite the attraction of using this autoantibody as a diagnostic test, in almost all instances it should not be used in place of a biopsy to diagnose Wegener’s granulomatosis.