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Autoimmunity, 2005 The presence of abnormal levels of autoantibodies to intracellular antigens is a hallmark of systemic connective tissue disease. The indirect immunofluorescence assay is the most commonly used routine test for the detection of antinuclear antibodies.
Yoshinao Muro
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Biomedicines, 2022 Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease characterized by the presence of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies in patients’ serum.
Alicja Bauer +2 more
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Antimitochindrial and antinuclear antibodies in primary biliary cholangitis [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2019 In this work we reviewed the key antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies in primary biliary cholangitis – an autoimmune cholestatic disorder with destruction of intralobular biliary ductules.
Dana Saipiyeva +6 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2023 Background: Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (AICTD) present with a myriad of clinical manifestations, including cutaneous. These disorders occur because of immune dysregulation that produces autoantibodies targeting connective tissue and internal ...
Rupa D Kondeti +5 more
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Can Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) be Monoclonal?
Case Reports in Nephrology, 2021 Background. Nuclear staining by immunofluorescence in a kidney biopsy is often seen in patients with positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in the serum. These ANA are usually polyclonal, but herein we report 9 cases with an unusual finding of monoclonal ...
Laura Biederman +7 more
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Immunological Impact of Ovarian Cystectomy in Cases of Laparscopic Procedure and Conventional Laparotomy [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2000 Background: Conventional and laparoscopic surgery can impact a patient's immune status. Laparotomy causes more tissue trauma, while laparoscopy uses more cauterization, making both procedures potentially dangerous for the immune system.
Magdy Olama +2 more
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Antimelanocyte antibodies: A possible role in patients with vitiligo
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020 Background: Vitiligo is an acquired depigmenting skin disorder with multifactorial pathogenesis including genetic, autoimmune, and neuronal factors. Both humoral- and cell-mediated immunities are supposed to have a role in the pathogenesis of vitiligo ...
Maha A El-Gayyar +4 more
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Antinuclear Antibodies in Children [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014 In this issue of The Journal , Sperotto, et al report on a longitudinal study of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and chronic noninflammatory musculoskeletal pain (CNI-MSP) in schoolchildren1. Of 261 subjects, 32 children (12.3%) were included based on a positive ANA and 77 (29.5%) based on the presence of CNI-MSP.
Michael, Mahler, Marvin J, Fritzler
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Assessment of Serum Prolactin Level in Patients Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
مجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2015 The prolactin hormone played role in the many autoimmune disorders. To determine the importance of high levels of prolactin in triggering rheumatoid arthritis, thirty patient's women with hyperprolactinemia aged (20-45) years old have been investigated ...
Baghdad Science Journal
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Frequency of antinuclear antibodies and rheumatoid factor in healthy Turkish children
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1999 The frequency of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) was investigated in 118 apparently healthy children (56 male, 62 female). The mean age was 9.8 ± 2.3 years.
Özgür Kasapçopur +5 more
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