The specificity of the ANA test for SLE is
A) high; no other individuals have this antibody
B) high except for patients who have rheumatoid arthritis
C) low; other people have this antibody
D) high if used in conjunction with anti-CCP
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Q16: Antibody to one of the nuclear antigens
Q17: A patient comes into the clinic with
Q18: Apoptosis is related to SLE because
A)the slow
Q19: Central tolerance
A)involves regulatory T cells
B)negative selection
C)positive selection
D)A
Q20: An ANA that yields a speckled result
Q21: A pannus is
A)an area of continuous inflammation
Q22: In SLE,
A)smaller joints are more affected than
Q24: In the latex agglutination assay for rheumatoid
Q25: Anti-CCP antibodies
A)are seen in all cases of
Q26: Antitopoisomerase antibody is the same as
A)anti-SS-A
B)anti SS-B
C)antihistones
D)anti-Scl-70
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