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Anti-F(ab)2 autoantibodies may have an immunoregulatory effect on anti-MPO antibodies and there is the possibility that common idiotype(s) may be shared in ANCA positive vasculitides.
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Zhao, MH., Short, A., Lockwood, C.M. (1993). Anti-MPO Antibody (Id) and Autoantibody to Purified Anti-MPO F(Ab)2 (Anti-Id). In: Gross, W.L. (eds) ANCA-Associated Vasculitides. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 336. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9182-2_11
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