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Buttocks and lower back pain

2023-12-13 05:02:42
My HLAB-27 test by PCR method is negative and mri carried out in Feb 2022 was quite normal and bone scan also , but my all symptoms are just like AS , ESR CRP is normal in last 2 year , now HLAB-27 by flow cytometry is positive, what can conclude??
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PCR method is better. However, false positive  can happen in flowcytometry. Only hla positivity does not always mean ankylosing spondylitis. Besides, many patients with AS have HLA Negative.
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