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Originally Posted by kiwi33
There are two parts to an anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) test.
The first is the titre - the larger this number, the more anti-nuclear antibodies are present in the blood. Yours (1:640) is high. The second is the staining pattern of your anti-nuclear antibodies in the nuclei of your cells - that is what "speckled" means.
An abnormal ANA test suggests but is not necessarily diagnostic of an autoimmune disease - systemic lupus erythematosus is a possibility though there are others. Your rheumatologist will probably want to discuss other investigations when you see him/her.
This general information about ANA tests might help you in preparation for your meeting with the rheumatologist; http://www.medicinenet.com/antinucle...dy/article.htm. |
Dear kiwi,
My sincere apology of my post "adding" false positives in my comment. You DID mention that and I just read too fast to notice.
So I highlighted it in the quote to emphasize my sincere apology for my addition that was NOT an "addition".
I should have realized when it was a post from you, that you would not have overlooked mentioning it.
Thanks again for the great explanations that you always provide in your postings.