Research Into Causes of Systemic Vasculitis May Lead to Targeted Treatments Say Rheumatologists at the 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

“The pathogenesis of vasculitides includes multiple factors,” she said. “Genetic predisposition is very important, as well as environmental factors. We also should not neglect the role of the microenvironment where inflammation starts, which sets the stage for a suitable battle field.”

Mary Beth Nierengarten is a freelance medical journalist based in St. Paul, Minn.

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