If your doctor thinks you might have lupus, they may ask you to take blood tests to check for antibodies in your blood. The most common antibody test is called the antinuclear antibody (ANA) test.
Nearly all people who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) test positive for antinuclear antibody (ANA), but a small number can develop lupus without ANA, known as seronegative or ANA-negative ...
Blood tests can help diagnose and monitor systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These include tests for antinuclear antibodies (ANAs), anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) antibodies, and more. While ...