The presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) indicates the possibility of autoimmunity and the indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) assay on HEp-2 cells is the standard blood test (ANA-HEp-2) used to ...

Santa Ana speckled dace are also threatened by introduced fish species, which prey on and compete with speckled dace. The Center petitioned in 2020 for Endangered Species Act protection for Santa Ana ...

My ANA test was positive. Does that mean I have lupus? If your doctor says your ANA test is “positive,” that means you have antinuclear antibodies in your blood — but it doesn’t necessarily mean you ...

In 2020, it was at 1:1280 titer (speckled pattern). The rheumatologist ordered additional blood tests which showed a strong positive for ANA IgG (95 units) and positive for ANA by HEp-2 titer at 1 ...

The authors found that an ANA titer of 1:80 was 90.2% sensitive and 87.1% specific for an ARD; a titer of 1:1280 was 65.4% sensitive and 97.9% specific for an ARD.

Speckled hind is one of the most beautifully colored groupers caught off the southeastern United States is the speckeld hind. The common name stems from the profusion of tiny white spots that ...