Common patterns include homogeneous, speckled, and nucleolar, each associated with different diseases. It's important to note that a positive ANA test does not definitively indicate a specific diagnosis, as it can also be found in healthy individuals and various other conditions, including infections...
In over 90% of cases with the DFS pattern, DFS70 antibodies were also detected by means of immunoblot, CIA or ELISA [9, 24, 30]. The clinical spectrum for DSF70-antibody positive patients is very heterogeneous and, for example, comprises non-specific rheumatic symptoms, autoimmune diseases,...