ALLMedicine™ Anti-rnp Antibody Center

Jul 23rd, 2021 - Practice Essentials Perhaps the best way to consider mixed connective tissue disease is as an undifferentiated connective tissue disease represented mostly by Raynaud phenomenon and anti-RNP antibody. See the image below. Raynaud phenomenon showin...

Jun 19th, 2021 - Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is a common manifestation of cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc), which is associated with increased mortality, but little is known about the risk factors. The aim is to determine the frequ...

May 7th, 2021 - Because normal and abnormal ranges depend on the laboratory used, it is important to analyze results according to guidelines established by the laboratory running the sample. For example, according to one laboratory, the following parameters are a...

Mar 5th, 2020 - Mixed connective tissue disease was first described as a new autoimmune rheumatic disease in 1972 based on the claim of a distinct clinical picture associated with anti-RNP antibody positivity. Subsequently, this new entity has divided opinions in...

Aug 16th, 2019 - Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common feature of mixed connective tissue disease. However, many patients do not meet the criteria for mixed connective tissue disease and thus may be diagnosed as interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune feature...

Apr 28th, 2017 - Action Points Anti-RNP and anti-Sm antibodies are risk factors for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Note that the finding supports that transthoracic echocardiography should be "routinely p...