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What is ANA (in blood)

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Anteater

I have often wondered that myself !!!

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Yorky

I think, but may be wrong, that it stands for anti-nuclear antibody. One of the blood tests for Scleroderma.

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Thanks Yorky, I have a feeling you are spot on.

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Yorky in reply to AMDP

I think its a positive or negative test, not measuring levels

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Thanks

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zenabb in reply to Yorky

You are probably right.

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lifeforce

usually with scleroderma the ANA will come back speckled.

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