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We read with great interest the manuscript by Gül et al. on monogenic systemic vasculitis (Gül, A. et al. The pathogenesis, clinical presentations and treatment of monogenic systemic vasculitis. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 21, 414–425 (2025))1. We thank the authors for presenting a detailed synthesis of current knowledge on the clinical features of these genetic disorders and the putative mechanisms that link different genetic defects to vascular inflammation. Gül et al.1 also discuss the potential relevance of these genes (and their associated pathways) for the sporadic forms of vasculitis that they clinically resemble. We would like to provide further comments on the genetic defects associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV).

First, although a robust link between AAV and specific genetic disorders (particularly among type I interferonopathies) is emerging, much progress is still needed to better understand the nature of this association2. For instance, ANCA specificity and titres are lacking in many studies that describe these conditions, as is their association with specific small vessel vasculitis manifestations (such as alveolar vasculitis and pauci-immune glomerulonephritis). These aspects are indeed crucial to assess the pathogenic value of ANCA (that is, the presence of true AAV), as opposed to an unspecific biological sign of autoimmunity.

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  1. RUMA unit, Experimental and Clinical Research Institute (IREC), Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Clément Triaille

  2. Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Clément Triaille

  3. Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Neuroinflammation, Imagine Institute, INSERM UMR1163, Paris, France

    Marie-Louise Frémond

  4. Paediatric Immunology-Hematology and Rheumatology Unit, Necker Hospital, APHP Centre, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France

    Marie-Louise Frémond

  5. Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, Firenze, Italy

    Augusto Vaglio

  6. Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy

    Augusto Vaglio

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Triaille, C., Frémond, ML. & Vaglio, A. Inborn errors of immunity and AAV: a complex picture. Nat Rev Rheumatol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-025-01299-6

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