January 12, 2011 — Up to 13% of healthy people test positive for antinuclear antibodies (ANA), which are associated with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, or ...
Pattern on the Antinuclear Antibody-HEp-2 Test Is a Critical Parameter for Discriminating Antinuclear Antibody-Positive Healthy Individuals and Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Study ...
The presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) indicates the possibility of autoimmunity and the indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) assay on HEp-2 cells is the standard blood test (ANA-HEp-2) used to ...
An ANA blood test is used to find antinuclear antibodies that can be linked to autoimmune diseases. The test shows a positive result if fluorescent cells are observed under a microscope. A positive ...
Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) represent a diverse group of conditions in which the immune system mistakenly targets the body’s own tissues, often affecting the musculoskeletal system and ...