A positive result doesn't necessarily.

A positive test doesn’t mean that you have an autoimmune condition.

But some people have positive ana tests even when they're healthy.

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Weba positive test for ana may help determine the specific type of autoimmune disease that is affecting a patient.

A negative result means it found none.

The higher the titer, the more autoantibodies are present in the sample.

You have a viral infection.

The ana titer is a measure of the amount of ana in the blood;

Webin most cases, a positive ana test indicates that your immune system has launched a misdirected attack on your own tissue β€” in other words, an autoimmune reaction.

Weba positive ana test (ana +) is virtually a sine qua non for the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) since more than 95% of patients have a positive test, and the current classification criteria for sle require a positive ana test at a titer of β‰₯.

You may get a positive result if:

Webyour test is positive if it finds antinuclear antibodies in your blood.

You have a different type of autoimmune disease.

Diseases that may cause a positive ana include scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease, and other conditions.

You have sle (lupus).

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A negative test for ana can assist health care providers by decreasing the likelihood that a patient’s symptoms are caused by an autoimmune.

Weba positive ana reading alone does not indicate an autoimmune disease.

Weban antinuclear antibody (ana) test shows signs of autoimmune disease.

Weba positive result on an ana test means that antinuclear antibodies were found in your blood.