Clinical diagnoses associated with a positive antinuclear antibody test in patients with and without autoimmune disease
Abstract Background Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are antibodies present in several autoimmune disorders. However, a large proportion of the general population (20%) also have a positive test; very few of these individuals will develop an autoimmune disease, and the clinical impact of a positive ANA...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Rheumatology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-023-00349-4 |