Lieve Van Hoovels, Sylvia Broeders, Edward K L Chan, Luis Andrade, Wilson de Melo Cruvinel, Jan Damoiseaux, Markku Viander, Manfred Herold, Wim Coucke, Ingmar Heijnen, Dimitrios Bogdanos, Jaime Calvo-Alén, Catharina Eriksson, Ana Kozmar, Liisa Kuhi, Carolien Bonroy, Bernard Lauwerys, Sofie Schouwers, Laurence Lutteri, Martine Vercammen, Miroslav Mayer, Dina Patel, William Egner, Kari Puolakka, Andrea Tesija-Kuna, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Maria José Rego de Sousa, Marcos Lopez Hoyos, Antonella Radice, Xavier Bossuyt
BACKGROUND: The International Consensus on Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Patterns (ICAP) has recently proposed nomenclature in order to harmonize ANA indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) pattern reporting. ICAP distinguishes competent-level from expert-level patterns. A survey was organized to evaluate reporting, familiarity, and considered clinical value of ANA IIF patterns. METHODS: Two surveys were distributed by European Autoimmunity Standardization Initiative (EASI) working groups, the International Consensus on ANA Patterns (ICAP) and UK NEQAS to laboratory professionals and clinicians...
November 23, 2020: Auto- Immunity Highlights