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A member asked:

Is it possible to have sjgrens syndrome even if negative ro/ss-a, la/ss-b and ana?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Yes: About 15% of Sjogrens will have negative autoantibody testing.

Dr Harte and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 7/1/2014

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