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Old 09-22-2007, 07:45 PM
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Default I don't think--

--that's an irrelevant test result at all.

It's interesting that anti-neutrophil nuclear antibodies are mentioned; this is not a common finding, and there's not a lot written about it, though it may render the designations of your ANCA levels inaccurate, as some theorize that these are actually "atypical patterns" of p-ANCA antibodies as shown on stain testing, showing more affinity for the nucleus than for the cell body (cytoplasm):

http://www.inovadx.com/refs/IBD051407.pdf

http://www.kbsm.hr/klinkemija/lectur...nik_cijela.pdf

There's some idea that the pattern may be more closely associated with inflammatory conditions of the bowel (such as Crohn's) or the liver than the typical p-ANCA or c-ANCA patterns, but this seems to be mostly speculative. Nevertheless, it certainly bears further investigation.
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