FREQUENCY OF ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES IN MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS

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BARNED, S [1 ]
GOODMAN, AD [1 ]
MATTSON, DH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ROCHESTER,MED CTR,DEPT NEUROL,ROCHESTER,NY 14642
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10.1212/WNL.45.2.384
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We found anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) in 26.7% of 150 relapsing-remitting and in 30.4% of 23 chronic progressive definite multiple sclerosis (MS) patients by retrospective chart review. These patients did not have systemic lupus erythematosus. Since ANA are not pathogenically relevant in MS, they are false-positive, and likely reflect systemic immune dysregulation in MS.
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