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Kemp Randolph <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Nov 1997 17:35:33 -0500
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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

As both(?) posted to the list,  Dr. Green and Dr. Murray presented results
at Digestive Diseases Week last spring that indicated that antibody tests
from commmercial (not research) labs at the time of diagnosis had a
sensitivity of much less than 100% (only 50% in one case).

Two questions:

Are the labs listed in the FAQ (last I checked) research or commercial?

What about the sensitivity of the commercial labs for monitoring after
diagnosis? It seems to me that measurements down in this range of gluten
possible exposure would be much less sensitive to inter-lab variations.

                                  Kemp Randolph
                                  Long Island
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