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Anticentromere Antibody, Anti-centromere Antibody, Anti-centromere, Anticentromere, Anti-kinetochore, Centromere Antibody Test, Anticentromere Antibody Test

  • See Also
  1. Antinuclear Antibody
  • Negative
  1. Normal
  • Positive (Percentage refers to sensitivity)
  1. Localized Scleroderma or CREST Syndrome (22-36%)
  2. Associated with pulmonary involvement
  3. Also seen with Raynaud's Phenomenon
  • References
  1. Gladman in Klippel (1997) Rheumatic Diseases p. 255-6
  2. Peng in Ruddy (2001) Kelley's Rheumatology, p. 161-72
  3. Callegari (1995) Postgrad Med, 97(4):65-74 [PubMed]
  4. Lane (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(6):1073-80 [PubMed]