Blood Tests That Look For ANCAs That Cause AAV May Help Identify Patients With Kidney Involvement, Study Shows

ANCA Vasculitis News (8/12, Wexler) reports, “Blood tests that look for the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCAs) that cause ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) may help identify patients with kidney involvement, a study shows.” However, “ANCA testing was not as accurate for this purpose as a kidney biopsy.” The findings were published in the Internal Medicine Journal.