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Ana + spec pattern titer 1:640. all labs ok. lupus panel neg. elevated sed rate. 2 rheum drs dismissed it. anything else i should do? cancer?

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Very unlikely: The ANA is relatively nonspecific. Why was the test done in the first place? Cancer is very unlikely in this situation.

Answered 6/10/2014

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