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courtknee



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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:34 am    Post subject: faulty tests for celiac disease Reply with quote

I heard that biops and blood tests miss at least half of those who are actually positive for cd.

anyone else heard that?
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ostrich



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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure about "half", but you're right, there's lots of cases of false negatives. To be 100% sure you have to get a DNA test done (usually a mouth swab).
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