Society guideline links: Antinuclear antibodies

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●International Consensus on Antinuclear Antibody Patterns (ICAP): Recommendation – Perspective on clinical relevance of HEp-2 indirect immunofluorescent patterns (2019)

●ICAP: International consensus on antinuclear antibody patterns – Definition of the AC-29 pattern associated with antibodies to DNA topoisomerase I (2018)

●International recommendations for the assessment of autoantibodies to cellular antigens referred to as anti-nuclear antibodies (2014)

Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't order ANA as a screening test in patients without specific signs or symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or another connective tissue disease (CTD) (2024)

●BC Guidelines: Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing protocol (2013)

Australia–New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not order antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing without symptoms and/or signs suggestive of a systemic rheumatic disease (2018)