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A 41-year-old female asked:

Rnp raised from 1.0 to 1.6 in 2.5 years. u1rnp>0.2 all the time, all ena panel results >0.2. no clinic symp. why is rnp raising? is mcdt onset?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser
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Rheumatology 54 years experience
Not important: I answered this question before. Neither rnp result is significant and this test has no clinical meaning with values this low. You do not have mctd.
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MK
A 41-year-old female asked:

Rnp raised from 1.0 to 1.6 in 2.5yrs, can't be false, tested 4 times . U1rnp>0.2, ENA panel results>0.2. No clinic symp. Why is rnp raising?Mctd onset?

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Dr. Bahman Omrani
Pain Management 19 years experience
Chasing Labs! ?UCTD: What clinical signs/symptoms triggered the 1st ANA & how high was it? High anti-u1 rnp antibody (ab) titers are present in all patients w/mctd & some w/sle. Lower titers may be present in other rheumatic diseases (e.g. Primary raynaud phenomenon, ra, sjögren's) & less likely scleroderma w/ hi "ena". Nailfold capillaroscopy results? If this is mctd, early pulmonary hypertension recognition is impt.
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Dr. Ronald Krauser
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RNP levels this minimal have no clinical significance.
Jul 24, 2013
Dr. Bahman Omrani
Pain Management 19 years experience
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Agree, not sure why it was ordered in the absence of any symptoms.
Jul 24, 2013
Last updated Jul 22, 2013

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