A lupus diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms (past and present), a family history (the medical history of close family members such as your grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins) ...
If your doctor thinks you might have lupus, they may ask you to take blood tests to check for antibodies in your blood. The most common antibody test is called the antinuclear antibody (ANA) test.
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Novel lupus drugs continue to shine in extended early data
For one of the two, the benefits continue long after treatment stops ...
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