A Hospital-Based Insight into the Antinuclear Antibody Patterns in Autoimmune Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Background  The incidence of autoimmune disorders has seen a rise in India in recent times. The symptoms and signs of these conditions are caused by a systemic autoimmune response, essentially characterized by the expression of the antinuclear antibodies (ANA). Presence of ANA in serum of patient could be the prime evidence of an autoimmune disorder. Aim  This study aimed to determine the antibody patterns and assess the clinical significance of ANA in patients of a teaching tertiary care hospital of central India. Material and Methods  This retrospective cross-sectional data analysis study retrieved 538 reports of individuals, who were prescribed the ANA test by indirect immunofluorescence assay over a period of 11 months, from the archives of the Department of Bioche

SUBMITTER: Gupta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7467838 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature