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In [[medicine]], '''anti-nuclear antibodies''' are "[[autoantibody|autoantibodies]] directed against various nuclear antigens including [[DNA]], [[RNA]], [[histone]]s, acidic nuclear proteins, or complexes of these molecular elements. Antinuclear antibodies are found in systemic autoimmune diseases including [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[Sjogren's syndrome]], [[scleroderma]], [[polymyositis]], and [[mixed connective tissue disease]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''anti-nuclear antibodies''' are "[[autoantibody|autoantibodies]] directed against various nuclear antigens including [[DNA]], [[RNA]], [[histone]]s, acidic nuclear proteins, or complexes of these molecular elements. Antinuclear antibodies are found in systemic autoimmune diseases including [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[Sjogren's syndrome]], [[scleroderma]], [[polymyositis]], and [[mixed connective tissue disease]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
They include: | |||
*[[Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies]] (ANCA) | |||
*[[Antiphospholipid antibodies]] | |||
*[[Complement C3 Nephritic Factor]] | |||
*[[Immunoconglutinins]] | |||
*[[Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins]] | |||
*[[Rheumatoid factor]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 18:41, 29 July 2010
In medicine, anti-nuclear antibodies are "autoantibodies directed against various nuclear antigens including DNA, RNA, histones, acidic nuclear proteins, or complexes of these molecular elements. Antinuclear antibodies are found in systemic autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis, and mixed connective tissue disease.[1]
They include:
- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)
- Antiphospholipid antibodies
- Complement C3 Nephritic Factor
- Immunoconglutinins
- Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
- Rheumatoid factor
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Anti-nuclear antibodies (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.