The FDA has cleared two tests from Thermo Fisher Scientific to help diagnose systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a company press release.
The EliA RNA Pol III and EliA Rib-P tests help diagnose SSc and SLE, respectively. EliA RNA Pol III works by completing a criteria panel for SSc and is the first fully automated RNA polymerase test available for the disease in the United States, the release said. The EliA Rib-P test works to detect monospecific ribosomal P antibodies and will be useful in supporting SLE diagnoses in ANA-negative patients, according to the