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From: The influence of demography and referral medical specialty on the detection of autoantibodies to HEP-2 cells in a large sample of patients

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HEp-2 IIFA positivity (%) according to sex and age range in 54,990 serum samples evaluated from January to June of 2017. The proportion of positive results was higher in the age groups of 0–19 years and ≥ 60 years, compared to the other age groups (p < 0.001). The greater positivity of HEp-2 IIFA on female sex was observed in all age groups (p < 0.001). Statistical differences by Mann–Whitney test (p < 0.001) were represented by ***

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Advances in Rheumatology

ISSN: 2523-3106