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Old 01-21-2010, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by cyclelops View Post
Athena can only test for SOME of the genetic markers. There are so many.

I was told it was too expensive...lol. It ended up OK, since I ended up with autoimmune markers in my blood. One can have both though.
It can be very expensive if you have to do a whole panel of testing - at least for CMT. However, Athena does have a plan to help with the cost. Your insurance might also help.

As far as CMT, they can now test for 22 + types. But, just because they cannot come up with a type, it does not mean that you do not have CMT. It would just be a type that they cannot test for. There are 50 types identified so far and there is no end in sight.
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