Question 421 · LEK · Antinuclear antibodies (ANA)
The conditions associated with the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) include:
- A. systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- B. systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).
- C. dermatomyositis.
- D. mixed connective tissue diseases (MCTD).
- E. all of the above.
Hint
Antinuclear antibodies are a screening hallmark of systemic connective tissue diseases as a whole group.
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