Guest guest Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hello... About how much would this test cost? Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:53:02 -0000, " Al " <melillo3@...> wrote: > A patient of Dr. Dan mentioned that he will getting the Derisi Assay soon. For those of you who are not familiar with the test, it tests for 70 different viruses. > >The Derisi Lab( @ UCSF) was used by the CDC when the SARS outbreak occured to identify the virus casuing SARS. The report was featured on a investigative TV show like 20/20 a few years ago. (The report or transcript might be available to access on the internet, worth seeing.) > >The Derisi lab has the genome of almost every virus known to exist in their data base, so I can see why Dr. would want to use that test on a CFS pateint. Does anyone know how much this test costs? Am I correct in assuming that Medi-Cal does not pay for this test? ( " Medi-Cal " is what California call Medicaid.) Thank you in advance for all replies. -- I don't understand why they make gourmet cat foods. I have known many cats in my life and none of them were gourmets. They were all gourmands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'm not sure if the test is commercially available to everyone, maybe just for research. The Derisi Lab is at UCSF and it could be Dr. has a special privilages there. When I emailed the lab,they did not reply. Dr. 's nurses also did not return a phone call left on voice mail a few weeks ago about my inquiry on the test. Al > > Hello... > > About how much would this test cost? > > Thanks... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 A link from the Derisi lab to UCSF news show their 'viral chip' use with discovery of a prostate cancer virus in '06....later to be associated with CFS and a retrovirus (this lab may have current or future ability for testing those with CFS/ME.) Sue > > A patient of Dr. Dan mentioned that he will getting the Derisi Assay soon. For those of you who are not familiar with the test, it tests for 70 different viruses. > > The Derisi Lab( @ UCSF) was used by the CDC when the SARS outbreak occured to identify the virus casuing SARS. The report was featured on a investigative TV show like 20/20 a few years ago. (The report or transcript might be available to access on the internet, worth seeing.) > > The Derisi lab has the genome of almost every virus known to exist in their data base, so I can see why Dr. would want to use that test on a CFS pateint. > > Al > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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