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antinuclear antibody (ANA) - measures blood levels of antibodies, which are often present in persons with rheumatic disease.
There is a long list of expensive tests which many labs now perform - and these include: DQ Alpha, Leukocyte Antibody Detection, Reproductive Immunophenotype, ANA (Antinuclear Antibody), Anti-DNA/Histone Antibodies, APA (Antiphospholipid Antibodies), ...
Antinuclear antibody (ANA): an antibody showing an affinity for cell nuclei; this antibody is found in a high proportion of people with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), rheumatoid arthritis, and certain collagen diseases, ...
See also: Lupus, Urine, Inflammation, Antibodies, Antibody
 
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