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Antibody screen: anti ro/ssa, anti la/ssb, anti dsdna

Antibody screen: anti ro/ssa, anti la/ssb, anti dsdna

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Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother's blood type is Rh negative and her fetus's blood type is Rh positive. An alternative name is Rh disease. Rh is an abbreviation for Rhesus.

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Sjogren syndrome
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