[HTML][HTML] Negative ANA-IIF in SLE patients: what is beyond?

HSM Abozaid, HM Hefny, EM Abualfadl, MA Ismail… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
The antinuclear antibody (ANA) test has high sensitivity in diagnosing and classifying
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Objectives To describe the immunological pattern of …

[HTML][HTML] Standardizing initial dilution titers of antinuclear antibodies for the screening of systemic lupus erythematosus

JS Rao, V Shobha, T Thomas… - Indian Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a systemic autoimmune disease, is
diagnosed by correlating clinical features with a positive Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) test …

[HTML][HTML] High titers of antinuclear antibody and the presence of multiple autoantibodies are highly suggestive of systemic lupus erythematosus

H Li, Y Zheng, L Chen, S Lin - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer
and specificity, as well as the relationship between the number of positive-autoantibodies …

Assay variation in the detection of antinuclear antibodies in the sera of patients with established SLE

DS Pisetsky, DM Spencer, PE Lipsky… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objective The expression of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) is considered almost constant in
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), although recent experience has suggested that many …

Abnormal antinuclear antibody titers are less common than generally assumed in established cases of systemic lupus erythematosus

C Sjöwall, M Sturm, C Dahle, AA Bengtsson… - The Journal of …, 2008 - jrheum.org
Objective To evaluate antinuclear antibody (ANA) tests in established cases of systemic
lupus ery-thematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by indirect immunofluorescence …

ANA as an entry criterion for the classification of SLE

DS Pisetsky, X Bossuyt, PL Meroni - Autoimmunity reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypic autoimmune disease with highly
variable clinical and immunological manifestations. In the classification of patients with this …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical utility of screening for antinuclear antibodies by enzyme immunoassay—a preliminary study

S Divate, P Hardikar, LS Bichile, A Rajadhyaksha - JAPI, 2004 - researchgate.net
Aims of the study: To evaluate the advantages and reliability of screening for antinuclear
antibodies (ANA) by enzyme immunoassay (ELISA). Methodology: Sera from 96 patients …

Measurement and clinical significance of antinuclear antibodies

DB Bloch - UpToDate (Accessed on February 26, 2023), 2021 - uptodate.com
The detection of antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) in serum facilitates the diagnosis of patients
with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and related autoimmune diseases. Conversely …

Methods of choice for diagnostic antinuclear antibody (ANA) screening: benefit of adding antigen-specific assays to immunofluorescence microscopy

C Dahle, T Skogh, AK Åberg, A Jalal, P Olcén - Journal of autoimmunity, 2004 - Elsevier
Objectives. To evaluate and compare the performances of three enzyme-immunoassays
(EIAs) and a double radial immunodiffusion (DRID) test in addition to immunofluorescence …

Antinuclear Antibody Testing for the Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

RA Nashi, RH Shmerling - Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North …, 2022 - europepmc.org
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune inflammatory condition that may
involve multiple organ systems. Although the antinuclear antibody (ANA) test is positive in …