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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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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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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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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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quote: 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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[QUOTE]Originally posted by lymequestion: 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".
The overall result is negative. Band 41 showed positive.
I read this is the test band and all other bands must be below it ---is this true?
I'm not sure what you mean?? "Below it"?
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