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Does it take longer to get results for ana testing, than with ena? is the ana testing more in-depth??

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Dr. John Chiu answered

No: The ANA testing is mostly used as a screening test for autoimmune disorders and not specific for any disease in and of itself.

Answered 11/4/2015

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