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I have fibro and uctd/lupus. am on lyrics and anti-mylarials. my titer is 1:80 and anti-dna (ds)ab qn is <1. does that mean it's positive?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

No: Your ANA is borderline and the DNA is negative.

Answered 6/27/2014

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