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lynne1656
lynne1656

Can you on and off have positive Ana and then no Ana because my varies all the time and now its slightly positive with speckled pattern

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  • christine63572
    christine63572 lynne1656

    Posted

    Mine is always speckled but have no idea what that even means. I have lupus and sjogrens
  • Guest
    Guest lynne1656

    Posted

    Yes, I had a positive ANA then 2 months later repeated and was negative. I later found out that mine was caused by CIRS though.
  • susan33651
    susan33651 lynne1656

    Posted

    Hi,

    Yes the ANA levels can vary. They often increase in the run up to a flare, remain elevated and then decrease back to normal or 'disappear' for a while.

    The type of pattern, i.e homogenous/speckled/nucleolar etc pertains to the specific (or most likely) autoimmune disease you may have. There is a brilliant website which explains things in simple ways, you can search for different tests and all the relevant information will be there, it's called: labtestsonline. The US version is much better.

    Happy reading and best wishes

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