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Table 2 Time evolution of two-step strategy for NCA/ANA detection/measurement

From: Automation, consolidation, and integration in autoimmune diagnostics

Era

Years

Methods

Manual ANA IIF–reflective adding on–manual ENA

1970–2000

Manual IIF

Manual monoplex methods

Low automated monoplex methods

Manual ANA IIF–reflective adding on–automated ENA

2000–2014

Manual IIF

Full automated monoplex methods

Low automated multiplex methods

Automated ANA IIF–reflex adding on–automated ENA

2015–…

Automated IIF

Full automated monoplex methods

Full automated multiplex methods

  1. For the terminology see text