Original paper
Unending story of the indirect immunofluorescence assay on HEp-2 cells: old problems and new solutions?
Abstract
The paper by Pisetsky et al raised some critical points on the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) on HEp-2 cells (HEp-2 IFA): (1) the low antinuclear antibodies (ANA) pretest and post-test probability, and (2) the variability of the IFA ANA result depending on the method type and reagent source.1 One consequence of these points is the heterogeneity in the classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus and/or the inclusion criteria...
Paper Details
Title
Unending story of the indirect immunofluorescence assay on HEp-2 cells: old problems and new solutions?
Published Date
Apr 17, 2018
Volume
78
Issue
6
Pages
e46 - e46