Antinuclear antibodies and mortality in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2004).
Gregg E DinseChristine G ParksClarice R WeinbergHelen C S MeierCaroll A CoEdward K L ChanFrederick W MillerPublished in: PloS one (2017)
These findings suggest that ANA are not strongly associated with mortality in the general population. Longitudinal studies with repeated assessments are needed to understand the temporal relationship between ANA, aging-associated diseases, and mortality.