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ANA titers and patterns can vary between laboratory testing sites, perhaps because of variation in methodology used. These are the commonly recognized ...
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arthritis.about.com/od/diagnostic/a/ana.htm
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Q1. My question is "What is considered a high ANA titer for lupus? My blood work will say 'Titers of 1:160 and greater should be considered highly suggestive of connective tissue disease'. But my ANA's sometimes are 1:160 and 1:320 and then last time it was less than 1:40.
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www.itzarion.com/lupusana.html
www.itzarion.com/lupusana.html
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However, most people with a high ANA titer do not have SLE. ... Other conditions may cause a high ANA titer. About 30% to 40% of people with rheumatoid ...
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www.arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com/antinuclear-anti...
www.arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com/antinuclear-antibodies-1:40.html
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ANA tests are performed using different assays (indirect immunofluorescence microscopy or by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbant assay - ELISA) and results are reported as a titer with a particular type of immunofluroscence pattern (when positive).
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www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ana/test....
www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ana/test.html
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This is a discussion on MedHelp about HIGH ANA TITER. Community members of MedHelp provide help, support, guidance and discussion around the topic of HIGH ANA TITER ... Dear Christine: An ANA titer can mean many things because the test is non-specific. When cells die, the contents that are now released can be seen as...
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www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/HIGH-ANA-TITER/show/293...
www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/HIGH-ANA-TITER/show/293708
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She decided to run several blood tests in an attempt to isolate the fatigue and the first set of blood work came back with a positive ANA titer of 1:160 (homogeneous), C3 normal, RPR normal, C4 normal, ESR of 2, RF negative, CRP normal, RNP 56. She was concerned that I may have early Lupus or MCTD and referred me to...
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www.medhelp.org/posts/Arthritis/Positive-ANA/show/22724...
www.medhelp.org/posts/Arthritis/Positive-ANA/show/227243
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Therefore, it is not always possible to determine the activity of the disease from the ANA titer. A titer above 1:80 is usually considered positive. Some laboratories may interpret different titer levels as positive, so one cannot compare titers from different laboratories.
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www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=29&m=10592...
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=29&m=1059296
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After developing hives and a very high ANA titer (1:3200) I was taken off Procan and placed on Amiodarone for a period of 1 year. At that time, I became very ill with Hyerpthyroidism. I had a thyroid storm and was on 24- tablets of PTU daily for about three months.
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www.druginfonet.com/faq/faqlupus.htm
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Because of this, the physician has to look very carefully at the titer (number) & pattern of the ANA test. The titer shows how many times the technician had to mix fluid from the patient's blood to get a sample free of ANAs.
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www.uklupus.co.uk/ana.html
www.uklupus.co.uk/ana.html
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