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. 2011 Mar 17;6(3):e17972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017972

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

ANCA specificity PR3-ANCA MPO-ANCA
Total number (diagnosis/follow-up) 34 (25/9) 23 (18/5)
Men/women 19/15 11/12
Age (mean ± sd) 59±15 62±12
Diagnosis
Wegener's granulomatosis 31 4
Microscopic polyangiitis 3 14
Necrotizing Crescentic Glomerulonephritis 5
BVAS (median/range)
diagnosis samples 21 (6–33) 17 (9–29)

ANCA: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies.

PR3: Proteinase 3.

MPO: Myeloperoxidase.

BVAS: Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score.