ANA should be positive or negative

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Antinuclear anti bodies should be negative or positive Its a general question please dont mind asking

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Dr. Mamta Gehlawat

Preventive Medicine 2 yrs exp Hyderabad

Positive can indicate some auto immune disease risk.

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Dr. Ashwani Garg

General Physician 13 yrs exp Bangalore

The titer should be low. Has to be correlated clinically.

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Dr. Bobby Abraham General Practitioner 2 yrs exp Kottayam Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Bobby Abraham

General Practitioner 2 yrs exp Kottayam

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Antinuclear antibodies or ANA is a highly sensitive test.it may suggest autoimmune diseases and it has to be correlated with the clinical condition. There are more specific antibodies for specific conditions

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