Frequency of repeat antinuclear antibody testing in Ontario: a population-based descriptive study
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15 صفحه اولAntinuclear antibody testing.
The ANA test is an excellent screening test for patients with SLE and a few other connective tissue diseases. The LE cell preparation is an assay that is subjective and costly. Because of the presence of a superior screening test (the ANA) and superior specific auto-antibody tests, the author recommends that the use of LE cell preparations be discontinued. ANA screening tests may be performed e...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: CMAJ Open
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2291-0026
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20190148