ANTI NUCLEAR ANTIBODY- ANA

1580 Rs

MRP

Discounted Price:

1250 Rs

Pre-test preparation or requirements

• Sample can be drawn at any time. No fasting or special preparation required.
• Sample should taken in plain vial.

Normal range

N.A.

Significance of test

Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are frequently present in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and less commonly in other autoimmune diseases Rheumatoid arthritis, collagen vascular diseases, chronic liver diseases and systemic sclerosis. ANA binds to several nuclear antigens including DsDNA, SSDNA, RNP, SM, SSA, SSB. ANA frequently increases with age in apparently healthy people, especially women after the age of 45 years. ANA ELISA is widely used as screening procedure for different autoimmune diseases.