Current state and future prospect of autoimmunity laboratory diagnosis

Laboratory testing is of great value in the management of autoimmune disease. The results can help confirm a diagnosis, estimate disease severity, aid in assessing treatment effect. But the current autoimmunity laboratory system, including testing standards, quality control and supervision, does not match the national conditions well. As a result, the test reports are not mutual-recognized among laboratories. In the current background of precision medicine, with the advances of technology and the application of deep learning and artificial intelligence in the clinical laboratory field, the autoimmune laboratory has ushered in a new development trend of integration, automation and intelligence. Key words: Autoimmune diseases; Clinical laboratory techniques; Automation, laboratory; Artificial intelligence