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Old 10-18-2006, 06:10 AM
annelb annelb is offline
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Getting tested can get very confusing.

If you had a skin biopsy and if that is positive, you have your answer as DH=CD. I hope the doctor who took the biopsy took the "normal" skin next to the lesion and not the lesion itself. You should be able to get the results of the biopsy in a week at the most, I would think.

Probably the main reason that Dr. Fine's tests are not mainstream is that he has not published in a peer reviewed journal. Dr. Fine says that he will be publishing...we just don't know when.

I think another reason Enterolab is not mainstream is that his tests don't diagnose CD. Most doctors are looking for villous atrophy and ignore the whole spectrum of gluten sensitivity. There will have to be a complete shift in how doctors view CD for them to accept Enterolab.

Dr. Fine has patented his testing procedure so other labs cannot duplicate his tests without his permission. As most doctors are ordering blood and biopsy, there is no large demand for stool testing.
Anne
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