The Contemporary Role of Antinuclear Antibodies in Early Diagnosis of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Natalia Kozak,
Tatiana Krasnenkova
Abstract:Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in blood serum remain the primary diagnostic screening test for systemic connective tissue diseases.
This article presents recent literature findings concerning the utilization of ANA in clinical practice. Specifically, it focuses on interpreting analysis positivity, identifying clinically significant types of fluorescence, and categorizing ANA patterns according to specific nosologies. Recommendations for using the name HEp-2-IIF instead of ANA and reporting the results of indirec… Show more
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