Research Article
Imbalance of Circulatory T Follicular Helper and T Follicular Regulatory Cells in Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
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| Patients with AAV
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| | Age (years) | | | | Sex (females, %) | 10 (50.0%) | 9 (45.0%) | | p-ANCA+ (, %) | N/A | 16 (80.0%) | | c-ANCA+ (, %) | N/A | 3 (15.0%) | | Proteinuria (g/24 h) | N/A | | | Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | | | | Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) | | | | C-reactive protein (mg/L) | | | | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h) | | | | Diagnosis (, %) | | | | Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | | 6 (30%) | | Microscopic polyangiitis | | 14 (70%) | | Lung complications (, %) | | 16 (80%) |
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