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Posted by lymequestion (Member # 12710) on :
 
Hi - first, I know the test results are shaky, but I wanted to know why the test is negative but the 41 band is "reactive". I read this is the test band and all other bands must be below it ---is this true?
 

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Posted by susiecv (Member # 9702) on :
 
If you got tested, you must have Lyme symptoms... Tests are extremely unreliable.

Many here have only had band #41 come up positive (myself included). Try a search for band 41 in medical- look for little link at top of page.
Lots of good info in the newbie links as well-

Sue
 

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Posted by lymequestion (Member # 12710) on :
 
Actually, I had no symptoms. I live in an area where Lyme is prevelant and I get tested yearly. This is the first time I asked to see the labwork though.
 

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Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
 
What lab did the test? If it wasn't IGeneX, then you probably don't have a test sensitive enough to pick up other bands. Many labs also leave out several Lyme specific bands.

Band 41 is not specific for Lyme. I would still be concerned if it wasn't the right lab ... I would also always ask for your lab results.
 

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Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
 
The newbie help links has information about interpreting the Western Blot results.
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=029917
(Scroll down to Western Blot info.)

Band 41 shows up positive for bacteria that has a flagella, or tail.
http://tinyurl.com/2qryht

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The earliest humoral response in patients infected with Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, is directed against the spirochete's 41-kDa flagellar antigen.

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