The antinuclear antibody (ANA) test is used as a primary test to help evaluate a person for autoimmune disorders that affect many tissues and organs throughout the body (systemic) and is most often used […]
The anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) test is used to help diagnose lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE) in a person who has a positive result on a test for antinuclear antibody […]
The ENA (extractable nuclear antigen) panel is a blood test that looks for antibodies to 6 or 7 different proteins in the body.An extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) panel detects the presence of autoantibodies in […]
A cardiolipin antibodies test looks for a certain kind of antibody in your blood. … Cardiolipin is a phospholipid, or a kind of fat in the blood. The levels of these antibodies are often high in people with […]
Thalassaemia is a group of inherited disorders that affect the amount of haemoglobin a person produces. Haemoglobin refers to a family of compounds all made up of haem (an iron-containing […]
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