Is there an antibody test for PSC?

[Guest guest]

If PSC is autoimmune, I would image that there would be a blood test

used to help diagnose it. I just had 20 vials of blood taken a few

weeks ago, and the results are in my hands. I'll be seeing my doc on

Thursday, but of course, I want to know what I can in advance so I can

be ready with questions. Are there certain antibodies that PSC

patients tend to produce? And what about Ulcerative Colitis?

Antibodies for that?

Any help is obviously appreciate.

(Waiting to find out what the heck is happening to me...)

[Guest guest]

PSC isn't always an autoimmune problem. There is a higher prevelance

of other autoimmune issues with those with PSC than in the general

population though. 60%+ (have read different numbers) of people with

PSC have a positive pANCA test, but that alone isn't a test that says

you definately have PSC.

Here's a good article about PSC that I like-that I am guessing you may

have already seen-but I think it explains diagnosing PSC well

http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic1895.htm

Lori

lucky mom blessed with wonderfully wild triplets

www.caringbridge.org/visit/braden

> If PSC is autoimmune, I would image that there would be a blood test

> used to help diagnose it. I just had 20 vials of blood taken a few

> weeks ago, and the results are in my hands. I'll be seeing my doc on

> Thursday, but of course, I want to know what I can in advance so I can

> be ready with questions. Are there certain antibodies that PSC

> patients tend to produce? And what about Ulcerative Colitis?

> Antibodies for that?

>

> Any help is obviously appreciate.

>

>

> (Waiting to find out what the heck is happening to me...)

>

[Guest guest]

PSC isn't always an autoimmune problem. There is a higher prevelance

of other autoimmune issues with those with PSC than in the general

population though. 60%+ (have read different numbers) of people with

PSC have a positive pANCA test, but that alone isn't a test that says

you definately have PSC.

Here's a good article about PSC that I like-that I am guessing you may

have already seen-but I think it explains diagnosing PSC well

http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic1895.htm

Lori

lucky mom blessed with wonderfully wild triplets

www.caringbridge.org/visit/braden

> If PSC is autoimmune, I would image that there would be a blood test

> used to help diagnose it. I just had 20 vials of blood taken a few

> weeks ago, and the results are in my hands. I'll be seeing my doc on

> Thursday, but of course, I want to know what I can in advance so I can

> be ready with questions. Are there certain antibodies that PSC

> patients tend to produce? And what about Ulcerative Colitis?

> Antibodies for that?

>

> Any help is obviously appreciate.

>

>

> (Waiting to find out what the heck is happening to me...)

>

[Guest guest]

PSC isn't always an autoimmune problem. There is a higher prevelance

of other autoimmune issues with those with PSC than in the general

population though. 60%+ (have read different numbers) of people with

PSC have a positive pANCA test, but that alone isn't a test that says

you definately have PSC.

Here's a good article about PSC that I like-that I am guessing you may

have already seen-but I think it explains diagnosing PSC well

http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic1895.htm

Lori

lucky mom blessed with wonderfully wild triplets

www.caringbridge.org/visit/braden

> If PSC is autoimmune, I would image that there would be a blood test

> used to help diagnose it. I just had 20 vials of blood taken a few

> weeks ago, and the results are in my hands. I'll be seeing my doc on

> Thursday, but of course, I want to know what I can in advance so I can

> be ready with questions. Are there certain antibodies that PSC

> patients tend to produce? And what about Ulcerative Colitis?

> Antibodies for that?

>

> Any help is obviously appreciate.

>

>

> (Waiting to find out what the heck is happening to me...)

>