Lupus Panel: Understanding the Test & What It Measures

Question
what is lupus panel and why is this test performed?What other names and abbreviations are there for this test?

Answer
Hi Gladys. A lupus panel is a test to fetermine if you have the disease lupus, which is an autoimmune disease. There aren't really any other names/abbreviations for this test, except lupus anticoagulant.

Samantha

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