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What are "bands" in the diagnosis of Lyme disease??? My wife and I have received negative results for our tests for Lyme except for "Band 14". and were told "not to worry". Can anyone tell me what that is??? Or direct to me to a website???
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patsy10
What lab was the testing done at?
drcharlescrist.com has a good explanation of the western blot.
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Look at this site: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/western-blot.txt
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