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Is the viral Load on your labs say HCV RNA Quantitative Real Time PCR . If this is it there is 2 numbers 1 number says 113161 and the other says 5.05. Im trying to track which number do I use?
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683231 tn?1467323017
Yes the second number will work
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Thank u for info. So do I enter the second number because tracker won't take the first number?
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10175413 tn?1427170251
Hey D....those numbers don't look that bad in the scheme of things. how is that pesky approval process going for you? If you need to talk we can get together this wk.
I'm hoping you hear very soon about Tx.
Peace
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Yes there is two numbers but they are the same thing. Your viral load 113,161 the second number is log values. Below is a link to see the conversion tables. You will see they are one and the same. Years ago when to stay or end treatment was decided by ones log drop. Wishing you the best.

http://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/viral-load-converting-log-values-to-numbers
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