🧬 ANA Cascade Panel — Comprehensive Autoimmune Screening at Home

The ANA Cascade Panel is an advanced diagnostic approach used to evaluate symptoms that may be related to autoimmune or connective tissue disorders. It begins with an Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) screening test and, if positive, automatically triggers a series of reflexive tests to identify specific autoantibodies associated with various autoimmune diseases.

🔍 What’s Included in an ANA Cascade Panel?

• Reflex Testing includeS:

  • ENA Panel (Extractable Nuclear Antigens): Includes SSA, SSB, RNP, Smith (Sm), Jo-1, Scl-70

  • dsDNA (Double-stranded DNA Antibodies): Often associated with Lupus

  • Chromatin Antibodies

  • Centromere or Histone Antibodies

  • Pattern interpretation (e.g., speckled, homogeneous, nucleolar)

These reflex tests help to narrow down specific autoimmune conditions such as:

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

• Sjögren’s syndrome

• Scleroderma

• Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis

• Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

🩺 Mobile Testing Available Valley-Wide
With Desert Mobile Medical, you can get comprehensive autoimmune lab panels, including ANA Cascade, from the comfort of your home.