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what the risks are antibody titer, titer, antibodies, serum antibodies, a test to measures the presence, antibodies in blood against a particular type of tissue, cell, substance, blood is drawn, a vein, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to cause the vein to swell, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in air-tight vials, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, no special preparation is necessary, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, antibody level, in the blood, reflection, the body's past experience, exposure to an antigen, something that the body, does not recognize, belonging to, body uses antibodies to attack, eliminate the foreign matter, every living cell has different protein markers on its surface, body's immune system identifies those cells, not part of by these surface proteins, body makes an error, begins to recognize its own tissue, non-self, foreign, leads to an immune response against that tissue type, cell, substance that is part, autoimmunity, levels of antibodies, in the blood, the antibody titer, measured, strength of an immune response, body's own tissue in diseases sle, autoimmune disorders, booster immunization, a recent administration caused a strong enough response, immune system, bringing antibody titer against a particular disease up to a preventative level, this depends, the antibody tested, health care provider is testing, antibodies against own tissue, normal value would be zero, negative, health care provider is testing, immunization brought antibody titer up to a preventative level, would be a given value determined by that immunization, health care provider is testing, antibodies against own tissue, abnormal results would show a positive antibody titer, that immune system is fighting its own tissue, cells, health care provider is testing, immunization brought antibody titer up to a preventative level, an abnormal result would indicate that body has not mounted an adequate response against the immunization, not adequately protected, risks associated, venipuncture, slight, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.