Antinuclear Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematous - Their Complex Role and Clinical Significance in Diagnosis

• Main Authors: Natalia Kucy (Author), Paula Kula (Author), Alicja Kotula (Author), Olga Grelewicz (Author), Adrianna Czachor (Author), Elwira Servaas (Author), Adam Juśkiewicz (Author), Mateusz Haber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are a wide group of proteins directed against autologous cellular components, primarily nucleic acids and histones. Their levels are assessed using immunofluorescence on Hep-2 cells or a solid-phase ANA screening immunoassay to subsequently obtain titer value with positi...