Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:58 pm
They now think, based on research studies, that 50% of people have JC virus not the initial 80-90%. So the test would be worthwhile if the stats are correct.
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Dr. Ted Yednock, the auhtor of these studies ( senior management in Elan and inventor of Tysabri) has apparently not publicly published this information nor has it been peer reviewed. I leave it to draw your own conclusions.prof8 wrote:They now think, based on research studies, that 50% of people have JC virus not the initial 80-90%. So the test would be worthwhile if the stats are correct.
point taken.HarryZ wrote:Dr. Ted Yednock, the auhtor of these studies ( senior management in Elan and inventor of Tysabri) has apparently not publicly published this information nor has it been peer reviewed. I leave it to draw your own conclusions.prof8 wrote:They now think, based on research studies, that 50% of people have JC virus not the initial 80-90%. So the test would be worthwhile if the stats are correct.
Harry
Sorry for the delay. I actually didn't have much of a conversation with him about it. I'll give my doc a call today to find out what the update is.yonderboy wrote:Very interesting. I'm assuming we are talking about the anti-body test? Did your doctor give any other information - ie: does he/she know where in the U.S. its going to be available first?
Thanks,
John (on the great Canadian frontier, where a typical neurologist's response to questions about the JC Virus test is: ...Huh? What's that?
Update: The woman giving me my infusion said that the test got held up for some reason, but they now think it should be available within the month (this could be a full month). It sounded like it would be available everywhere at the same time, not just select locations.berriesarenice wrote:Sorry for the delay. I actually didn't have much of a conversation with him about it. I'll give my doc a call today to find out what the update is.yonderboy wrote:Very interesting. I'm assuming we are talking about the anti-body test? Did your doctor give any other information - ie: does he/she know where in the U.S. its going to be available first?
Thanks,
John (on the great Canadian frontier, where a typical neurologist's response to questions about the JC Virus test is: ...Huh? What's that?