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Other than crest/scleroderma what other virus/bacteria/disease can cause a positive ana with centromere pattern?

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A lab error: The evaluation of these things by an inexperienced technician / pathologist is fraught with possibilities for error.

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/18/2014

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Do I have scleroderma 46 year old female positive. Ana two times 1:40 and 1:160 negative nucleolar pattern negative subtests . No skin issues , eye irritation once in awhile. Ana tests done 1 1/2 years ago . Rheumatalogist finds nothing except ANA and i

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