Table 4.
PR3-AAV (n=64) | Homozygous PRTN3-Val119 (n=51) |
Homozygous PRTN3-Ile119 (n=13) |
P value* |
Remission, n (%) | 45 (88.2) | 13 (100) | 0.194 |
Complete remission, n (%) | 36 (70.6) | 10 (76.9) | 0.650 |
Any flare by 18 months, n (%) | 30 (58.8) | 7 (53.8) | 0.746 |
Severe* flare by 18 months, n (%) | 10 (19.6) | 6 (46.2) | 0.048 |
*Relapse was considered severe according with the RAVE trial definition: BVAS/WG >3 or new major item.
AAV, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis; ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; BVAS/WG, Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score for Wegener Granulomatosis; n, number; PR3, proteinase 3; PRTN3, proteinase 3 gene; RAVE, Rituximab in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis.