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Posted: **Tue May 18, 2010 3:04 pm**

...also, possibly
- Simka's patients were less willing to wait, eg. more progressed/faster progressing MS ?
- higher % of those dx w stenosis locally, before deciding for the treatment in a place far far away ?
- ( initially asks patients if they have MS ? )

Posted: **Wed May 19, 2010 12:59 am**

silverbirch wrote: How very interesting
Bethr how did you find out that you had the C282Y gene ?

It just a genetic (blood) test. Any doctor can order it.
They would only normally check you if you had high iron levels or have a family history of hemochromatosis. I had both. It's the most common genetic disease apparently. Comes from mainly European lineage.

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Take a look at these percentages