Understanding and using antinuclear antibody testing.
What are antinuclear antibodies, and how do the antibodies to specific nuclear antigens relate to the various autoimmune diseases? what nonrheumatic conditions are associated with positive test results?
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000276:immunology