a) Homogeneous pattern on IFA b) Most commonly seen in drug-induced lupus c) In drug-induced lupus there is not normally n association with other autoantibodies 15 Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) 4) Anti-RNP antibodies (Speckled or Nucleolar Pattern) ...
The antinuclear antibody (ANA) test has high sensitivity in diagnosing and classifying systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).#To describe the immunological pattern of SLE patients through investigating specific antinuclear autoantibodies by enzyme dot immunoassay and studying their frequency in both positive ...
BackgroundOften, only basic nuclear patterns, like homogenous, speckled, nucleolar, centromere or cytoplasmic, are reported by laboratories. The detection of other patterns requires well trained readers. As a result, different systems have been developed which automate part of or the complete IFA ...