Clinical utility of antinuclear antibody tests in children
Clinical utility of antinuclear antibody tests in children
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Antinuclear antibody (ANA) tests are frequently used to screen children for chronic inflammatory diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the diagnostic utility of this test is limited because of the large number of healthy children who have low-titer positive tests. We sought to determine the clinical utility of ANA tests in s...
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Clinical utility of antinuclear antibody tests in children
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_feb137d52a254f31a040c86ab77b96ce
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_feb137d52a254f31a040c86ab77b96ce
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1471-2431
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1471-2431
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10.1186/1471-2431-4-13
