Abstracts tagged "antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and laboratory tests"

Abstract Number: 1683 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Variation in HEp-2 Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Titer Is Strongly Associated with the ANA Kit Manufacturer
Mark Wener¹ and Mark H. Wener², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Titers of HEp-2 ANAs vary between laboratories, with many contributing factors. We sought to systematically determine the contribution of different ANA kit manufacturers to…