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Fig. 5

From: Blood CD3-(CD56 or 16)+ natural killer cell distributions are heterogeneous in healthy adults and suppressed by azathioprine in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitides

Fig. 5

NK cell counts in relationship to disease activity. a granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), b microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and c eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). The Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) was used to differentiate active (> 0) and inactive (=0) AAVs. An exploratory statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis test (p < 0.0001; =0.0023; < 0.0001 in GPA; MPA; EGPA, respectively). Dunn’s post tests were significant as indicated by stars. All data derived from vasculitis center 1

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