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What are the paraneoplastic antibodies blood tests? why negative results can not rull out the syndrome?

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Imperfect tests: Paraneoplastic syndromes are uncommon and the presence or absence of antibodies is only one evidence for making the diagnosis. See this site for more info. uncohttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299076

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