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- Overview
- Results
- Risks
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Antideoxyribonuclease B titer; ADN-B test
Normal Values
A negative test is normal. This means:
- Adults: less than 85 Todd units/mL
- School-age children: less than 170 Todd units/mL
- Preschool children: less than 60 Todd units/mL
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results
What abnormal results mean
Increased levels of DNase B levels may be due to:
Rheumatic fever -
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis after strep throat or strep-related skin infection
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Review Date: 05/30/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in
Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division
of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
