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A member asked:

Does medication like methotrexate, affect on the outcome of ana profile blood test to show the control (co) strong positive? ?

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Dr. Dan Fisher answered

No.: Mtx will not interfere with ANA test.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/29/2019

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