Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Cytoplasmic antineutrophil antibody positivity

HP:0032230

What it means

The presence of autoantibodies in the serum that react against proteins predominantly expressed in cytoplasmic granules of neutrophils.

Rare diseases that can present with this8

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions, and Orphanet separately records 1 disease where this sign is specifically absent. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity · C-ANCA antibodies · Cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.