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 ...
Detection of anti-nuclear autoantibodies (ANA) is based on a two-step algorithm including indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) on HEp2 cells and subsequent reflex/confirmatory testing for specific ...
A total of 93 patients diagnosed as SS according to the SS diagnostic criteria of the Chinese Association of Rheumatology (CAR) were included in the SS group 7, and another 96 healthy persons were ...
If a person experiences joint pain and tests positive for an antinuclear antibody (ANA) test, this may suggest the presence of an underlying condition causing joint problems and discomfort. An ANA ...