Antinuclear antibody

Antinuclear antibodies are a group of autoantibodies that use various components of their own eukaryotic cells as target antigens. They can react with the nucleus of all animals. They are mainly found in serum, but also in pleural fluid, synovial fluid, and In the urine.

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