iodine patch test - damaged receptors

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All - does anyone have any thoughts on the following...

I understand that an iodine loading test can come back falsely high due

to the iodine receptors being blocked by bromine, thus they do not

detect/pick up the iodine, more is excreted, and test shows higher

iodine saturation than is actually true. I fully understand that.

My question is... given that the above can occur, would you agree that

it could make sense that the very same thing could occur with the

simplistic iodine patch test. I know that the patch test is not a fully

accurate way to test iodine in the body,but it does seem to have some

relative value. I am thinking that the same can occur with the patch

test as with the urine loading test... false high.

All thoughts appreciated.

Villanti