B Cells Clonality and Primary Sjogren Syndrome: Comment on the article by Arvidsson, et al.
(Source: Arthritis and Rheumatology)
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatology - September 11, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ranjeet Singh Mahla Tags: Letters Source Type: research
The recognition of anti-nuclear antibody's dense fine speckled pattern and the detection of anti-DFS70 antibodies in the laboratory practice: Its prevalence and clinical significance
Malays J Pathol. 2023 Aug;45(2):157-173.ABSTRACTAnti-nuclear antibody test (ANA) is the test commonly requested for the working diagnosis of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) particularly in ANA-associated rheumatic diseases (AARDs) such as SLE, systemic sclerosis, Sjogren syndrome, mixed connective tissue diseases, and dermatomyositis. Dense fine speckled (DFS) pattern is an ANA fluorescence pattern that is commonly encountered in laboratories. This pattern is largely detected among the healthy population and in non-SARDs patients. Although this pattern is still can be observed among SARDs patients, the low p...
Source: Malaysian Journal of Pathology - September 2, 2023 Category: Pathology Authors: A A Wahab E J Jauhary C H Ding Source Type: research
