Question 1

ana test results 1:320 mean? speckled homogeneous

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: The ANA is a screening test for lupus but is not specific. It can be positive in numerous other diseases and in normal people. It has to be evaluated in the context of the clinical picture and the results of other autoantibody tests.

Question 2

ana test results question - how many people have ana positive but don't ever get lupus?

Accepted Answer

ANA is not Lupus: The  antinuclear antibody (ANA) is a blood test. We all have  an ana,  but most of  us  have  this below the level we see in people with lupus and other  conditions. Blood bank studies suggest that ~ 5% + or - of healthy people have a + ana. Can you have a + ANA and never  get  lupus? - yes. Some will progress  to lupus but there are  many other  causes  of a + ANA which need  to be considered.

Question 3

in my blood test results, ana came back negative. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: An ANA test, either positive or negative, means nothing without the clinical context. It has been found negative in people with disease and positive in people with no disease. Need to ask ordering doctor.

Question 4

got my test results online.says ana speckled is at 1250. and other antibodies are found like ssa, ssb, rnp, smith, but are low levels. this mean sle?

Accepted Answer

Not necesarily: While these tests point to a probability of a collagen vascular disease, this could be lupus, mixed connective tissue disease, etc. The doctor ordering these tests knows your history and physical examination findings and should be the one interpreting these tests. Should be a Rheumatologist.

Question 5

i just got ana test results speckled pattern1:160. i have frequent urination and prostatis.  i read test is a marker for prostate cancer? is this true

Accepted Answer

No: ANA is not a test for prostate cancer.

Question 6

ana test results a equivocal tietre:80 speckled, high iron and iron saturation, thyroidperoxades 600 but normal tsh, t4 and t3 (liothyronine)? any ideas i am at a loss

Accepted Answer

Complicated.: Sounds like you are being evaluated for something.  Oftentimes the best "test" for disease is asking the right questions and putting together a good picture so the right labs can be ordered. ANA seems normal. High iron and sat are related to hemochromatosis but  specific levels were not mentioned and you seem young for that.  Tpo may signify risk for thyroid disease but you do not have it now.

Question 7

received test results for ana. 
reactive
homogeneous
1:640

what does this mean? also i have sickle cell disease

Accepted Answer

Need more info: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, positive ANA is one sign of an auto-immune disorder.

Question 8

ok my test results came back from my ana titer test and the doctor said 1- 320 and that its borderline . whats this mean ?

Accepted Answer

Borderline ANA: All tests have a normal range of values. If a test value is at the upper limit of the normal range or slightly over, it's often referred to as "borderline." the importance of a borderline ANA test depends on the other criterion that are present. A borderline positive ANA will probably be ignored by the doctor if there are only one or two other criterion suggesting lupus.

Question 9

does ana test results fluctuate with disease activity like being negative in remission and positive in active sle?

Accepted Answer

Poor activity test: The antinuclear antibody test is a poor way to follow disease activity in SLE. The best way to follow is symptom history, physical examination and laboratory tests based on these and particular organ involvement done by a Rheaumatologist.

Question 10

i had the following test results- what do they mean?  rfactor -7, ana choice screen - positive, rnp antibody- 2.0, dna da antibody 5

Accepted Answer

Possibly nothing: The ANA screen is positive but one needs a full titer and pattern to know what it means. The other results are flatly negative.

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Ana test results 1:320 mean? speckled homogeneous

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Ana test results question - how many people have ana positive but don't ever get lupus?

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In my blood test results, ana came back negative. what does this mean?

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Got my test results online.says ana speckled is at 1250. and other antibodies are found like ssa, ssb, rnp, smith, but are low levels. this mean sle?

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I just got ana test results speckled pattern1:160. i have frequent urination and prostatis. i read test is a marker for prostate cancer? is this true

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Ana test results a equivocal tietre:80 speckled, high iron and iron saturation, thyroidperoxades 600 but normal tsh, t4 and t3 (liothyronine)? any ideas i am at a loss

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Received test results for ana. reactive homogeneous 1:640 what does this mean? also i have sickle cell disease

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Ok my test results came back from my ana titer test and the doctor said 1- 320 and that its borderline . whats this mean ?

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Does ana test results fluctuate with disease activity like being negative in remission and positive in active sle?

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I had the following test results- what do they mean? rfactor -7, ana choice screen - positive, rnp antibody- 2.0, dna da antibody 5

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