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Worries i pushed for my son to have ana blood test done and it may not be that accurate. what is chance of false positive?

Q: worries i pushed for my son to have ana blood test done and it may not be that accurate. what is chance of false positive?

: More information is needed to answer this properly. What are the symptoms that the patient is having? What other tests are being done/have been done. You are welcome to resubmit a question with more information and/or ask his doctor. There are false positives with the ANA test with some illnesses, but need that other info to respond

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

More information is needed to answer this properly. What are the symptoms that the patient is having? What other tests are being done/have been done. You are welcome to resubmit a question with more information and/or ask his doctor. There are false positives with the ANA test with some illnesses, but need that other info to respond

Answered 7/24/2023

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Worries i pushed for my son to have ana blood test done and it may not be that accurate. what is chance of false positive?

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