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Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.486.485.114.323.190
D12.776.124.790.651.114.323.190
D12.776.377.715.548.114.323.190
D23.101.050
Unique ID
D019268
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019268
Annotation
do not coordinate with ANTIBODY FORMATION for /‌biosyn;
Scope Note
Autoantibodies directed against cytoplasmic constituents of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES and/or MONOCYTES. They are used as specific markers for GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS 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.
Entry Term(s)
ANCA
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies
Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody
c-ANCA
p-ANCA
Pharm Action
Immunologic Factors
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Autoantibodies (1991-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; C-ANCA was indexed under AUTOANTIBODIES 1991-96
Online Note
use ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC (NM) to search C-ANCA 1991-96
History Note
97; was C-ANCA (NM) 1991-96
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2022/04/13
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Preferred
c-ANCA Narrower
p-ANCA Narrower
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