antinuclear antibodies

What Cancers Are Associated With Positive ANA?

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What Cancers Are Associated With Positive ANA? Neoplastic diseases may cause positive ANA. Some authors have described that ANA is found in the sera from lung, breast, head and neck cancer patients as frequently as in RA and SLE 3, 4, 5. Chapman et al. 6 has suggested that in breast cancer they may be

What Is Considered A High Titer For ANA?

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What Is Considered A High Titer For ANA? A titer of 1:160 or above is commonly considered a positive test result. Other conditions with ANA associations include Crohn’s disease, mononucleosis, subacute bacterial endocarditis, tuberculosis, and lymphoproliferative diseases. What is a high titer ANA? A positive ANA test is usually reported as both a ratio (called