Antinuclear antibody testing in systemic autoimmune disease

Clin Chest Med. 1998 Dec;19(4):613-25, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70106-4.

Abstract

This article discusses the use and interpretation of antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing in connective tissue diseases. Methods of ANA detection are discussed and analyzed in detail as is the role of ANAs in systemic lupus, scleroderma, and polymyositis, connective tissue diseases with prominent pulmonary involvement.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / analysis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology*
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / immunology
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear