Hi Cliffman,
Thank you for this. Much appreciated. I'm waiting to hear from him about where he wants to do the testing. Once I know that, I can proceed. If it's a quality place with thorough testing, then we'll just proceed. This is a good resource. I also appreciate the article, which is a good look at the subject as a whole.
I'll speak to my neuro when he does call. How about you: if you don't have to pay for it/if insurance covers it, why not do it? I think non familial forms are possible in my case, but I don't know.
Be well!
Dave
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Originally Posted by Cliffman
Hi David,
Although I don't have any known family history my Neuro Doctor wants to test me for FAP. The test kit is from "Athena Diagnostics" and is sent to ones home. Then one can either take the kit to a Quest Diagnostics location (they own Athena) or they can send someone to your home to draw the blood. Here's a link to Athena's site; http://www.athenadiagnostics.com/ And here's an interesting article I found about Amyloid Neuropathies; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3531896/
I'm not sure there's adequate evidence in my case to warrant testing but she seems to think it's worth it. I'm not sure if I will proceed or not.
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