Autoimmunity Blood Test
Autoimmunity Blood Test
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The Secondary Autoimmunity Screen tests for autoantibodies that are associated with various autoimmune diseases. Autoantibodies target and bind to your own tissues, triggering the immune system to attack your body.
Evidence from several large studies has shown that Covid infection causes an increase in the likelihood of developing a new autoimmune disease. Most autoimmune diseases only become symptomatic when they are already advanced, but many are detectable long before they become symptomatic.
This test is a general autoimmunity screen, and while it can identify some specific autoimmune diseases, it is important to note that it tests for several antibodies that can be present in more than one specific disease. Positive results will be interpreted by one of our clinicians who will advise about what to do next.
Autoimmune diseases associated with these markers:
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- Graves' disease
- Other thyroid autoimmune diseases
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Autoimmune HepatitisType 2
- Autoimmune Cholangitis
- Pernicious Anaemia
- Atrophic Gastritis