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antinuclear antibody (ANA)
see anti-nuclear antibody in serum
Etiology:
- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)*
- scleroderma
- Sjogren's syndrome
- mixed connective tissue disease
* 95% sensitivity, poor specificity [1]
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anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) in serum
General
autoantibody
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015,2018.
- ARUP Consult: Antinuclear Antibody Disease Testing Algorithm
https://arupconsult.com/algorithm/antinuclear-antibody-testing-algorithm
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) with HEp-2 Substrate
https://arupconsult.com/ati/antinuclear-antibody-ana-hep-2-substrate