Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

ANA (Antinuclear Antibodies) Test

References

Other Works Consulted

  • Handbook of Diagnostic Tests (2003). 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.


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Author: Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNCLast Updated June 16, 2006
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology

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