Oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions comprise a group of disorders of the oral mucosa
that likely represent a common reaction pattern to 1 or more unknown antigens. The …

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of skin and internal
organs, vasculopathy, and dysregulation of immune system. A diagnostically important …

Autoantibodies directed against a variety of nuclear, cytoplasmic and extracellular
autoantigens are a serological hallmark of systemic sclerosis. This review provides an …

Background Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) plays an important role in immunological
assays for detecting and measuring autoantibodies. However, the method is burdened by …

The presence of autoantibodies in apparently healthy individuals has been increasingly
recognized. Although some of these individuals are in preclinical stages of a disease such …

Objective. To analyze the clinical value of anti‐DFS70 antibodies in a cohort of patients
undergoing routine antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) testing. Methods. Sera with a dense fine …

Background The referral of patients with positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) tests has been
criticized as an inappropriate use of medical resources. The utility of a positive ANA test in a …

The concept of lichenoid tissue reaction/interface dermatitis was introduced in dermatology
to define a number of diverse inflammatory skin diseases linked together by the presence of …

Testing for the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) is a key step in the diagnosis of
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases …

Autoantibodies (AA) and antinuclear antibodies (ANA) serve as key diagnostic and
classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). More than 200 different AA …