Response to Letter to the Editor: Comment on the Review Article: 'ANCA-Associated Vasculitis in Latin America. A systematic Literature Review: About Their Epidemiology and Their Clinical Features' by Victor R. Pimentel-Quiroz, et al. (J Clin Rheumatol 2022;28:44-51)

Autor: Victor R. Pimentel-Quiroz, Sebastian E. Sattui, Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil, Graciela S. Alarcón
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumaticmusculoskeletal diseases. 28(4)
ISSN: 1536-7355
Popis: We read with interest the article by Pimentel-Quiroz et al revising ANCA-associated vsculitis (AAV) in Latin America. This region has more than 650 millon inhabitants with a mix of different ancestries that has brought about a large genetic and ethnic variability. The term "Hispanics," which has been largely used in the medical literature to refer to this population, represents a misnomer and fails to capture this heterogenecity...
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