The distribution of antinuclear antibody titers in "normal" children and adults.
J Rheumatol
; 26(4): 914-9, 1999 Apr.
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer distributions and patterns in normal subjects, segregated by age and sex. METHODS: Sera were obtained from 183 blood donors (130 females, 53 males) aged 20-63 years, from 200 schoolchildren (100 females, 100 males) aged 10-19 years, and from 237 children (102 females, 135 males) aged 3 months to 9 years whose sera were received for unrelated clinical testing. ANA was assayed by indirect immunofluorescence using HEp-2 cells as substrate. RESULTS: In adults, ANA titers were slightly higher in females than in males (p=0.053); there was no sex effect in subjects aged <20 years. ANA titer increased significantly with age only among females (p<0.01). Homogeneous staining was associated with lower titers than speckled or nucleolar staining (p=0.058), at least in part because of antigen density in the test substrate itself. The frequency of cytoskeletal staining decreased (p<0.01) with age, while that of nucleolar staining increased (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Reference ranges for ANA vary by age, sex, and immunofluorescence pattern. Therefore, all these variables must be considered in the interpretation of ANA results.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Anticuerpos Antinucleares
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Rheumatol
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Canadá