Research Article

Relationships among Antibodies against Extractable Nuclear Antigens, Antinuclear Antibodies, and Autoimmune Diseases in a Brazilian Public Hospital

Table 1

Titers of ANA tests and clinical diagnosis of autoimmune diseases in anti-ENA-positive patients.

ANA TitlesDiagnosis AD
N

1:80 – 1:1600 1
1:160- 1:3203 2
1:640 - >1:6401 19

Y = presence of autoimmune disease; N = no diagnosis of autoimmune disease;   =  positive association between AD presence and ANA titers.