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courtknee
Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:34 am Post subject: faulty tests for celiac disease |
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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

Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Nebraska
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 7:20 am Post subject: |
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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). _________________ Ostrich :>--O==={
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