antibodies such as anti-SSA (Ro). Testing for MSA is not standardized, and commercially available tests use variable methodologies. Dr. Julie Paik is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the ...

Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD An ANA blood test (antinuclear antibody test) is usually performed on a blood sample as part of the diagnostic process for certain autoimmune diseases ...

Patients with CLE who have specific patient characteristics may have lower treatment response than patients who do not have these characteristics.

Other conditions commonly seen in patients with these antibodies are vasculitic-syndromes, Sjogren's syndrome, and congenital heart block in neonates born to women with SSA-Ro. Antimalarial agents ...

Recent decades have witnessed remarkable strides in the realm of clinical research and treatment for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren’s ...

Healthy subjects were consistently found to be anti-ENA negative by any of the methods employed. [13] Antibodies directed against the SSA/Ro-60kD and SSB/La ribonucleoproteins, often coexisting ...

Recent research has focused on understanding the mechanisms behind these cardiac issues, particularly the role of specific autoantibodies, such as anti-Ro/SSA antibodies, in contributing to heart ...