A range of in vitro diagnostic kits and components for the detection of anti-nuclear antibodies directed against nuclear antigens by immunofluorescence.
Anti-nuclear antibodies are divided into 4 categories according to the nuclear antigens they target:
- DNA
- Histone
- RNA bound non-histone proteins
- Nucleolar
The fluorescence patterns generated by the various auto-antibodies are associated with particular human autoimmune diseases, and so aid their diagnosis.
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