Demystifying antinuclear antibodies and other serological tests in dermatology practice

Abstract

The presence of various autoantibodies in patients' sera is the most common marker of autoimmune diseases, and detection of these antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) aid the diagnosis of several autoimmune disorders in clinical practice; this review article is on ANA assays and other serological tests, specifically the ANA and their interpretation, correlation with its applicability in the dermatology practice.

Keywords

• antinuclear antibodies
• autoimmunity
• enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay