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If my sister has an autoimmune disorder such as sle, should i also get tested?
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Potentially : It would not hurt to be tested. There is a genetic predisposition for autoimmune disorders among family members. There is blood work that can be useful as a screening aid and there are disease modifying medications that can change the natural history of many autoimmune disorders.
Answered 11/7/2018
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