By Kimberly on Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 10:12 am:

What does a positive ANA test have to do with my HMS? Is there a correlation between two? Or do I get to expect another type of disorder to go along with this ANA thing. They have already ruled out lupis. Any suggestion, comments??
Thanks
Kimberly

By Bianca on Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 12:01 am:

ANA is a so called rheumatic factor. If it is positive it means that is a sign but not a proof that there may be a rheumatologic disorder like Polyarthritis or Lupus. But a positive ANA has nothing to do with HMS. Normally HMS people has negative ANA.

By Rachel on Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 05:47 am:

I have HMS and a speckled titre, although low, my ANA is 80. I have not got a diagnosis for this, although I have many auto-immune symptoms.
I have been told that hypermobility is quite common in many other connective tissue disorders, however the symptoms for these are so similar that it is sometimes years before a diagnosis is made.
Do you have other symptoms besides the hyermobility?

By Geri on Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 11:24 am:

Can I ask you all what an ANA test is?

By Anne on Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 06:13 pm:

The ANA tests measure the body's immune response against its own tissues and organs - autoimmune. Diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, juvenile diabetes fall into this catagory. My heart is with you, Rachel. Ooops! Sorry to butt in on this private communication.

By Michelle on Sunday, February 18, 2001 - 12:30 pm:

I have had a high ANA for a long time and wondered about it. I saw my Rheumatologist last summer because it really elevated. It turned out that the graves disease I have (in remission currently) is what was causing the high ANA in me. He said that Hashimoto Graves disease is common in EDS patients (I have type 3). Perhaps this will be helpful, my regular physician and I wondered as well.

By Vera on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 02:04 pm:

I have Hypermobility everywhere but my spine, but I don't have HMS- is that possible?