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So I'm feverishyly learning all about positive ANA results
because my sister just told me that hers were off the
chart.
Got this from an online source: {An antinuclear antibody
(ANA) test measures the amount and pattern of abnormal
antibody that work against the body's tissues
(autoantibody). Everyone has a small amount of
autoantibody, but about 5% of people have a larger amount.
About half of these 5% have an autoimmune disease, such as
systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis. An
ANA test alone cannot diagnose a specific disease.}
The following message from my sister reads in part, "The
ANA level on my blood was higher than they can
calculate…it was greater than 1:640. The doctor says that
ANA tests have a lot of false positives, but since my
level is so high, he does not think it’s a false positive.
He sent me to get a bunch more blood work done (they had
to draw 5 more vials). I guess that I probably have some
kind of connective tissue disorder/disease….I think they
are all autoimmune disorders. I won’t know the results of
this series of blood tests ‘til I go to the doctor’s on
March 13th."
I also found the following info.
Statistically speaking the incidence of positive ANA (in
percent) per conditon is:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus or SLE) - over 95%
Progressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) - 60-90%
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 25-30%
Sjogren's syndrome - 40-70%
Felty's syndrome - 100%
Juvenile arthritis - 15-30%
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The positive result is usually something like 1:80 or
1:120, so what in the world would 1:640 be?
Would it still be one of the above conditions? Or
something even worse, I fear.
Does anyone have any personal experience with extremely
high antinuclear antibody levels (ANA)? She presents with
no symptoms, that I am aware, but is on synthroid for
hypothyroidism. She has never suspected celiac disease,
and tells me that she was tested (w/ negative results)
years ago when I was diagnosed. Our mother has multiple
sclerosis.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Megan
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