Autoimmune Screening Test (ANA with Reflex)
Autoimmune Screening Test (ANA with Reflex)
Detect autoantibodies in your blood related to various autoimmune diseases to help you and your healthcare provider determine next steps. Read moreTest details
Sample type:
Blood
Preparation:
You do not need to do anything special to prepare for the sample collection.
Fasting is not required for this test.
What
This test will first check for ANAs in your blood to help detect if an autoimmune disease is present. If ANAs are found, a series of more specific tests will be performed until autoantibodies associated with specific diseases are detected. This may include up to five rounds of testing on your provided sample.
Who
Anyone who suspects they may have an autoimmune disease. Must be 18 years of age to purchase.
How
Blood
Schedule an appointment, then visit a Quest Diagnostics patient service center location.
About the Test
This test looks for antinuclear autoantibodies (ANAs) in your blood to help detect an autoimmune disease and provide information to help you and your healthcare provider to determine next steps. If ANAs are present, additional testing will be done on the sample you have already provided to identify what type of autoimmune disease you may be suffering from.
How it works
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FAQs
Antibodies are proteins in your blood that your body’s immune system makes when it meets something that is not supposed to be in your body, such as a virus or bacteria. This helps our body to fight off disease. Autoantibodies are also proteins in your blood, but they are made in response to our own body’s tissue. This causes our body to think of itself as a threat and tries to fight it, causing damage and keeping our body from working the right way.
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