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  • This study looked at a new tool to help measure antinuclear antibodies (ANA) without needing to dilute samples over and over again.
  • They tested 894 blood samples and found a way to connect the strength of a signal from the tests to specific antibody levels.
  • The new method was very accurate, matching nearly perfectly with traditional methods, and makes testing faster and easier for laboratories.
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Anti-Dense Fine Speckled 70 (DFS70) antibodies are a common finding in clinical laboratory referrals. High prevalence of DFS70 autoantibodies in healthy population and usual negative association with Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)-associated autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AARD) were reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of DFS70 autoantibodies and their association with other autoantibodies in the context of a routine ANA referral cohort.

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