I think that I got really good news with a follow-up tests, after a positive ANA.

Are these negative results?
DNA Antibody (DS) 2.5 IU/ML
Anti-SS-B (LA) 33

Everything else seems clearly negative.

Thanks, LZ :eek:

i found a link on a lupus web site that explains the tests..
here is the link
http://www.uklupus.co.uk/tests.html

Somewhere on your lab report it should give the normal ranges. My anti-dsDNA was 0 with negative being <30. The normal range on anti SSB was < 2.0. You really need to ask your doctor about this one. It is normally positive in Sjogren's syndrome.

Conditions Associated with a Positive Antinuclear Antibody Test

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Condition Sensitivity (%)*
Drug-induced lupus 100
Systemic lupus erythematosus 99
Scleroderma 97
Sjögren's syndrome 96
Mixed connective tissue disease 93
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis 78
Rheumatoid arthritis 40
Systemic vasculitis 15
Healthy old age 5

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e mail me at shirbarr@atlanticbb.net for more info on this.

thank you for that info shirbarr!! I also have positive ANA and elevated sed rate and also have met 4 diagnostic criteria for systematic lupus. However (thankfully) I found that my other tests (anti dna, etc... etc... etc...) came back negative. So am I back to the drawing board to look into something else or what? Do you know?