Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

Abbreviation: ANCA.
An autoantibody found in the blood of patients with certain forms of vasculitis (e.g., Wegener's granulomatosis) esp. when it affects small blood vessels.

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