Antinuclear Antibodies: A demographic profile from a Tertiary Healthcare Centre of Delhi
SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Anti-nuclear autoantibodies (ANA), have explicitly been linked to immune complex-mediated autoimmune diseases. Detection and quantitation of autoantibodies are therefore crucial in the diagnosis and treatment.
Krishna Sarkar +3 more
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Inflammatory bowel disease-specific autoantibodies in HLA-B27-associated spondyloarthropathies: Increased prevalence of ASCA and pANCA [PDF]
, 2004 Aims: An association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and spondyloarthropathies (SpA) has repeatedly been reported. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether serologic markers of IBD, e. g.
Brumberger, V. +7 more
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Immunology markers that can be predictive for the diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020 This study aimed to investigate the implications of antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the association with uveitis and the favorable evolution of the disease.
Sur Lucia M. +9 more
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Clinical and serological features of systemic sclerosis in a multicenter African American cohort: Analysis of the genome research in African American scleroderma patients clinical database. [PDF]
, 2017 Racial differences exist in the severity of systemic sclerosis (SSc). To enhance our knowledge about SSc in African Americans, we established a comprehensive clinical database from the largest multicenter cohort of African American SSc patients assembled
Boin, Francesco +28 more
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Diagnostic Pathology, 2009 It has been more than 50 years since antinuclear antibodies were first discovered and found to be associated with connective tissue diseases. Since then different methods have been described and used for their detection or confirmation.
Minz Ranjana +2 more
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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome after Orthotopic Liver Transplant
Case Reports in Transplantation, 2022 Background. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is an autoimmune thrombogenic disorder of small and large vessels caused by autoantibodies against phospholipids and phospholipid-binding proteins.
R. Okeke +8 more
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Post-Partum Pituitary Insufficiency and Livedo Reticularis Presenting a Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting in Tanzania: A Case Report, Clinical Discussion and Brief Review of Existing Literature. [PDF]
, 2012 Pituitary disorders following pregnancy are an important yet under reported clinical entity in the developing world. Conversely, post partum panhypopituitarism has a more devastating impact on women in such settings due to high fertility rates, poor ...
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Rheumatology, 2018 The presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) is mainly associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD). In addition, their presence is found in healthy people. These antibodies are more common in women and the elderly.
B. Grygiel-Górniak +2 more
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Antinuclear antibodies in systemic sclerosis associated with increased risk of malignancy
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2018 Patients with systemic sclerosis are at 1.5–5-fold increased risk of developing malignant diseases. It has been shown that some types of antinuclear antibodies associated with systemic sclerosis may have predictive value for development of malignant ...
Anna Stochmal +3 more
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BMC Rheumatology, 2023 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 ...
Jacy T. Zanussi +8 more
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