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I had an email about this today. the message said that ILADS was getting involved but I haven't found anything saying the same.
so to answer your question, I know of them but don't know much about them.
they do have an insurance verification link so at least they will try to go through your insurance company.
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There have been a couple of posts in medical about this test in the last few months. opinion seems to be divided as to how accurate the test is.
I just posted yesterday about an upcoming lecture by an ILADS doc about this test.
Will try to come back and add those links for you.
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Thanks to both of you. I will check out what was said in medical. I had a message from the lab as well. I hadn't heard of them or the test before.
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They do their stuff AND a Western Blot. I wonder how weighted the Western Blot is in their results. Or do they just do it to confirm results?
Ann - OH
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