Abstracts tagged "antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and musculoskeletal disorders"

Abstract Number: 1254 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Antinuclear Antibodies In Schoolchildren Across Puberty and Possible Relationship With Musculoskeletal Pain. A Longitudinal Study
Francesca Sperotto¹, Sara Brachi², Mara Seguso³, Fabio Vittadello¹ and Francesco Zulian⁴, ¹Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ²Department of Pediatrics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, ³Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ⁴PRINTO, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are frequently found in children with connective tissue diseases but can also be found in healthy individuals even in absence of…