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Ana was 1:80 'borderline' with homogeneous pattern. what does this mean? i still have muscle weakness, fatigue, joint pain, & hair loss.

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ANA is the one...: ...Test where a weak positive gives the least information; it neither confirms nor rules out autoimmune disease.

Answered 11/9/2018

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A member asked:

Ana was 1:80 'borderline' with homogeneous pattern. what does this mean? i still have muscle weakness, fatigue, joint pain, & hair loss.

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Dr. Anatoly Belilovsky answered

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