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My daughters sjogrens ssa test came back positive but the doc can't call me to tell me what that means . what can this mean? i have sjogrens i'm mom.

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Depending: on the titer, low: false positive or high: you may be a carrier. Only when immune cells become active and attack your glands and you develop symptoms, then you have the diagnosis.

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Answered 12/5/2014

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