AC-2 - Dense fine speckled
Descrição
Speckled pattern distributed throughout the interphase nucleus with characteristic heterogeneity in the size, brightness and distribution of the speckles. Throughout the interphase nucleus, there are some denser and looser areas of speckles (very characteristic feature). The metaphase plate depicts strong speckled pattern with some coarse speckles standing out.
Associação Antigênica
DFS70/LEDGF
Doença Associada
rare in SjS, SSc and SLE.
Relevância Clínica (Primeiro Nível)
Commonly found as high titer HEp-2 IIFA-positive in apparently healthy individuals or in patients who do not have a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD).
The negative association with SARD is only valid if the autoreactivity is confirmed as being directed to DFS70 (also known as LEDGF/p75) and if no other common ENA is recognized.
Both in apparently healthy individuals as well as patients who do not have a SARD the AC-2 pattern may be caused by autoantibodies to other antigens than DFS70.
Confirmatory assays for anti-DFS70 antibodies may be available only in specialty clinical laboratories.
Referências
Mahler M, Parker T, Peebles CL, et al. Anti-DFS70/LEDGF antibodies are more prevalent in healthy individuals compared to patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. J Rheumatol 2012;39:2104–10.
Mariz HA, Sato EI, Barbosa SH, et al. Pattern on the antinuclear antibody-HEp-2 test is a critical parameter for discriminating antinuclear antibody-positive
healthy individuals and patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2011;63:191–200.
Ochs RL, Mahler M, Basu A, et al. The significance of autoantibodies to DFS70/ LEDGFp75 in health and disease: integrating basic science with clinical understanding. Clin Exp Med 2016;16:273–93.
Watanabe A, Kodera M, Sugiura K, et al. Anti-DFS70 antibodies in 597 healthy hospital workers. Arthritis Rheum 2004;50:892–900.