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What is the ana antibody blood test and what does a positive result signify?
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Autoantibody: This is a nonspecific antibody test against your own tissue but by itself it does not diagnose any disease condition although it may point to a higher risk in developing an autoimmune disease now or in the future. The higher the titer,the more likely the risk.
Answered 8/5/2014
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