If your doctor thinks you might have lupus, they may ask you to take blood tests to check for antibodies in your blood. The most common antibody test is called the antinuclear antibody (ANA) test.

New research highlights the potential importance of ordering more than one type of antinuclear antibody (ANA) test when clinicians are screening for lupus. ANAs are a type of antibody that are found ...

Blood tests can help diagnose and monitor systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These include tests for antinuclear antibodies (ANAs), anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) antibodies, and more. While ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although testing for antinuclear antibodies is widely viewed as an effective screening tool for lupus and other ...

Nearly all people who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) test positive for antinuclear antibody (ANA), but a small number can develop lupus without ANA, known as seronegative or ANA-negative ...