Types

• Anti nuclear antibodies (ANA) are a group of auto antibodies produced by a person’s immune system when it fails to adequately distinguish between self and nonself.

• Anti nuclear antibody is a test done early in the evaluation of a person for auto immune or Rheumatic disease, particularly Systemic lupus erythematosus(SL...

Description

• Negative: 0.00 to 1.00 Od ratio
• Positive: more than 1.00 Od ratio

When to get Tested

• When there is s/s of Systemic Auto immune Disorder ( Low grade fever, Fatigue , weakness, Red Rash(lupus), Muscle pain , numbness and tingling in hands or feet, Arthritis like pain in one or more joints , Inflammation and damage to organs and tissues including Kidneys, lungs, heart and blood vessels)

Elevated Level

• SLE 
• Scleroderma
• Sjogren’s syndrome 
• Raynauds disease 
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Auto immune hepatitis
• Polymyositis

Decreased Level