Re: Gene test

[Guest guest]

As I understand it, a gene test shows if it's possible for you to develop CD at some time in your life. It wouldn't show if you have it now, or even if you will develop it in the future -- only if CD is a possibility for you, at some time.

H.

In a message dated 5/7/08 9:02:00 PM, homekew@... writes:

if a gene test can determine with 100% accuracy if you have CD or not, why is it not the

first test run?

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[Guest guest]

If you have the gene, it would confirm the diagnosis,

when he is otherwise not sure. Most tests are not

100% sure, they just add to other evidence to reach a

diagnosis.

--- flatcat9@... wrote:

> As I understand it, a gene test shows if it's

> possible for you to develop CD

> at some time in your life. It wouldn't show if you

> have it now, or even if you

> will develop it in the future -- only if CD is a

> possibility for you, at some

> time.

> H.

>

> In a message dated 5/7/08 9:02:00 PM,

> homekew@... writes:

>

>

> > if a gene test can determine with 100% accuracy if

> you have CD or not, why

> > is it not the

> > first test run?

> >

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

That’s how I understand it too. I just had the gene test

(already a diagnosed celiac) and my doctor explained the certain gene combos

and the risk of developing the disease. It doesn’t necessarily mean you “have”

celiac.

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As I understand it, a

gene test shows if it's possible for you to develop CD at some time in your

life. It wouldn't show if you have it now, or even if you will develop it in

the future -- only if CD is a possibility for you, at some time.

H.

In a message dated 5/7/08 9:02:00 PM, homekewmac writes:

if a gene test can

determine with 100% accuracy if you have CD or not, why is it not the

first test run?

[Guest guest]

I guess what I would mainly be wondering then is if the HLA test comes back

showing I don't

have the appropriate background genes (type 2 or type 8 are what he tested for),

then is it

most likely that I wouldn't have CD? I know positive markers don't necessarily

mean you have

CD, but from what I've read absence of these two markers means you can't have

it.

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> In a message dated 5/7/08 9:02:00 PM, homekew@... writes:

>

>

>

> if a gene test can determine with 100% accuracy if you have CD or not,

> why is it not the

> first test run?

>