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The pattern of the ANA test can sometimes be helpful in determining which autoimmune disease is present and which treatment program is appropriate. The speckled pattern is found in SLE and other connective tissue diseases, while the peripheral or rim pattern is found almost exclusively in SLE.
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The patterns then can sometimes give the doctor further clues as to types of illnesses to look for in evaluating a patient. For example, the nucleolar pattern is more commonly seen in the disease scleroderma. The speckled pattern is seen in many conditions and in people who do not have any autoimmune disease.
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www.medicinenet.com/antinuclear_antibody/page3.htm
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A lot of things can cause a positive ANA test, especially if it is a low titer. Sometimes people can have a positive ANA without anything else being wrong. ... A person may have a smooth pattern, a speckled pattern, a rim pattern (found almost exclusively in SLE) or a nucleolar pattern.
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ANA test that exhibited a homogeneous pattern in June 2002. ... My ANA is 1:640 (speckled pattern) and I have CFS. 25% of CFS patients' have a postiive ANA and also have some autoimmunity problems (Dr. David Bell). I believe it was 29% of patients' who have fibromyalgia also have a postiive ANA -- and a large percentage of...
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Because of this, the physician has to look very carefully at the titer (number) & pattern of the ANA test. ... The rim (peripheral) pattern is the most specific pattern for lupus, while the homogeneous (diffuse) pattern is the most common pattern seen. The remaining patterns are the speckled and nucleolar patterns.
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www.uklupus.co.uk/ana.html
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These patterns are generated by employing an enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA). The immunofluorescence ANA pattern is generated by the overlay of patient serum on a Hep2 cell or mouse epithelial cell-bearing glass slide. ... Fine Speckled nuclear pattern...
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This is the so-called "speckled" pattern of antinuclear antibody test staining which is more characteristic of the presence of autoantibodies to extractable nuclear antigens (ENA), particularly to ribonucleoprotein.
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ANA Staining PatternAka: ANA Rim Pattern, ANA Homogenous Pattern, ANA Speckled Pattern, ANA Nucleolar Pattern, ANA Diffuse Pattern, ANA Centromere Pattern ... Concepts Laboratory or Test Result (T034)
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Speckled - associated with SLE, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, ... Limited disease is most closely associated with the anticentromere pattern of ANA staining (and the anticentromere test), while the diffuse form is associated with autoantibodies to the anti–Scl-70.
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