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Background
Autoantibody detection has been assessed as tool for the diagnosis and the definition of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). The aim of the study was to characterize the autoantibody profiling of a cohort of Italian patients with IIM.
Methods
Sera of 53 adult patients with definite IIM, according to Bohan–Peter criteria, were tested for anti‐nuclear autoantibodies (ANA), using...
In autoimmune diseases, HEp-2 cells are used to detect antinuclear autoantibodies through indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) method. These cells can reveal different staining patterns that are relevant to diagnostic purposes. To classify them highly specialized personnel are required, who are not always available. In this respect, a medical demand is the development of a recognition system supporting...
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