Author/Authors :
Kaklıkkaya, Neşe Karadeniz Technical University - Medical Faculty - Department of Medical Microbiology, Turkey , Akıneden, Altan Karadeniz Technical University - Medical Faculty - Department of Medical Microbiology, Turkey , Topbaş, Murat Karadeniz Technical University - Medical Faculty - Department of Public Health, Turkey , Aydın, Faruk Karadeniz TechnicalUniversity - Medical Faculty - Department of Medical Microbiology, Turkey
Abstract :
Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) is the general name given to antibodies developing against deoxyribonucleic acid-histone complexes or to nuclear and cytoplasmic ribonuclear proteins (1). Investigation of ANA seroprevalences is important, not only in the identification of autoimmune diseases in societies, but also in revealing subclinical conditions prior to disease, guiding early treatment and monitoring and in establishing the risk factors for these diseases (2).
