>95% of patients with SLE have ANAs, but other diseases on this list are also associated with ANA positivity. Specific antibodies to double stranded DNA and the Smith antigen, however are diagnostic of the disease.
Antinuclear antibodies are commonly found in which of the following autoimmune diseases?
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
50% of patients with RA have ANAs, but other diseases on this list are also associated with ANA positivity.
70-90% of patients with SS have ANAs, but other diseases on this list are also associated with ANA positivity. Specific antibodies to DNA topoisomerase I are highly specific for the disease.
50-80% of patients with Sjögrens have ANAs, but other diseases on this list are also associated with ANA positivity. Specific antibodies to 2 ribonucleoproteins are specific fo the disease.
Yes, all are associated with ANAs
