Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Ann & , Thank you also for the info! I I greatly appreciate all the responses & I know my doc will too! After getting all this info, it is even more bizarre that whoever he spoke w/@ LabCorp coudn't identify the Striker Panel CD-57! We even had the correct name! Oh well, maybe I wasn't suppose to have it at that time, who knows?! I hope you are all feeling good... Jeannie catannbol <Grpinfo@...> wrote: Hi Jeannie, My LLMD sent me to LabCorp for a CD57 recently. On his slip he gives out he checked off the line that says: " CD57 Natural Killer Cells, LabCorp test code 505026, to be performed at the Raritan, NJ branch of LabCorp if not available at your local LabCorp " On the results I got back from LabCorp they listed it as: " HNK1 (CD57) Panel " It seems this includes a CBC, as my doc did not check that off but it came back with those results also. I've read a little about the Stricker Panel. That's supposedly not a formal test name, and from what I've seen it also includes other immune subset tests in addition to the CD57NK subset (not to be confused with CD57 " T " cells). That's probably all I can tell you, but if you have any other questions feel free to private mail me (I'm presently on the " archives only " setting for this list so I don't get the emails, and I don't check the archives on a regular basis). Ann > > Does anyone know...does LabCorp call it either the CD-57 or Striker CD-57? The reason I am asking is that my doc attempted to order it awhile back when we first heard about it & LabCorp (at least the people he & I both spoke with) said they had never heard of it! He actually asked that I see if any of you knew if they went by it under a different name. > > I know many here have had it so thanks if anyone has that info! I hope 2007 holds healing & miracles for everyone & I keep you all in my prayers! > > Jeannie --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with for Mobile. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Hi - I just checked on PubMed - there are 100s of listings about CD57 and health conditions - I don't have time now to go through it all, but I will peruse some of it later on, and next time I see the doctor who worked on the CD57 marker test for Lyme, I will ask him for more clarification. Also, I have a high CD57 count, at around 145 or so - the doctor said we can have a higher count and still have Lyme, just as folks with AIDS can have higher T cell counts and have AIDS. - Robin [ ] Re: CD-57 > > According to my local Lyme treating doc, the CD57 only responds to Syphilis and Lyme. sorry but that is wrong, just check the scientific literature ... > The CD57 is just another useful tool that cannot give all the answers, but along with a good clinical workup and other diagnostic tests, it can provide info on how a specific part of the immune system is doing in the face of Lyme Disease and ABX use. agree about that, and this is where other general markers are valuable as well. If you don't know exactly what you are treating (e.g. no confirmation of Bb infection), you might as well make some general assumptions about the symptom cause, and see if the immune markers like CD57 respond to treatment. Please note that several studies failed to find a correlation between CD57 and medical condition (it works for some, and it doesn't work for others). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 I just read something interesting. It said that when some people are discussing the CD57 test they are actually talking about CD57 + T cells and not CD57 + NK cells. The one that relates to Lyme is the CD57 + NK cells. [ ] Re: CD-57 > > According to my local Lyme treating doc, the CD57 only responds to Syphilis and Lyme. sorry but that is wrong, just check the scientific literature ... > The CD57 is just another useful tool that cannot give all the answers, but along with a good clinical workup and other diagnostic tests, it can provide info on how a specific part of the immune system is doing in the face of Lyme Disease and ABX use. agree about that, and this is where other general markers are valuable as well. If you don't know exactly what you are treating (e.g. no confirmation of Bb infection), you might as well make some general assumptions about the symptom cause, and see if the immune markers like CD57 respond to treatment. Please note that several studies failed to find a correlation between CD57 and medical condition (it works for some, and it doesn't work for others). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 CD-57NK is specific to lyme. ------- Original Message ------- From : heidiwood_mail[mailto:heidiwood_mail@...] Sent : 4/11/2010 8:56:30 AM To : Cc : Subject : RE: [ ] Re: CD-57 As I understand it, the CD-57 can be low from: Lyme Disease HIV/AIDS Mycoplasma infection Has your doctor suggested doing the IgeneX test for Lyme? After my CD-57 came back as 46, my LLMD wanted to do the IgeneX test but I balked at the $400 cost and the idea that even those results won't provide a rock solid diagnosis of Lyme. Every time I see the doc he suggests I get the test... Heidi > > Does anyone know of any other reason a CD-57 count could be low? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 The Igenex is as rock-solid as a Lyme test gets. Apart from the cost, why wouldn't you get it? Sara On Apr 11, 2010, at 8:56 30AM, heidiwood_mail wrote: > As I understand it, the CD-57 can be low from: > Lyme Disease > HIV/AIDS > Mycoplasma infection > > Has your doctor suggested doing the IgeneX test for Lyme? > > After my CD-57 came back as 46, my LLMD wanted to do the IgeneX test but I balked at the $400 cost and the idea that even those results won't provide a rock solid diagnosis of Lyme. Every time I see the doc he suggests I get the test... > Heidi > > > >> >> Does anyone know of any other reason a CD-57 count could be low? >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around the > net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease > > MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease > http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 I have a CDC positive result at QUEST and an Indeterminate at IGENEX..Results depend on when you take the test, if you have been on abx. and a whole host of other factors... > As I understand it, the CD-57 can be low from: > Lyme Disease > HIV/AIDS > Mycoplasma infection > > Has your doctor suggested doing the IgeneX test for Lyme? > > After my CD-57 came back as 46, my LLMD wanted to do the IgeneX test but I balked at the $400 cost and the idea that even those results won't provide a rock solid diagnosis of Lyme. Every time I see the doc he suggests I get the test... > Heidi > > > >> >> Does anyone know of any other reason a CD-57 count could be low? >> > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around the > net: http://www.topix. net/health/ lyme-disease > > MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease > http://tinyurl. com/23dgy8 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 It can actually come from mold exposure and other environmental toxins and neurotoxins... Cindi Callanan, MsT, CST, BEC Power Wellness Solutions Integrative Wellness Consultant/Health Coach National Cleansing Coach 410-771-4994 O 443-980-7369 Cell RE: [ ] Re: CD-57 CD-57NK is specific to lyme. ------- Original Message ------- From : heidiwood_mail[mailto:heidiwood_mail@...] Sent : 4/11/2010 8:56:30 AM To : Cc : Subject : RE: [ ] Re: CD-57 As I understand it, the CD-57 can be low from: Lyme Disease HIV/AIDS Mycoplasma infection Has your doctor suggested doing the IgeneX test for Lyme? After my CD-57 came back as 46, my LLMD wanted to do the IgeneX test but I balked at the $400 cost and the idea that even those results won't provide a rock solid diagnosis of Lyme. Every time I see the doc he suggests I get the test... Heidi > > Does anyone know of any other reason a CD-57 count could be low? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 CD-57 can lag recovery and it is now bandied about that it may not be a very good indicator...over 60 for a lymie was considered good...and over 200 or more normal....relapse is said to occur if the CD-57 level is low after treatment... From: oakridge@... <oakridge@...> Subject: RE: [ ] Re: CD-57 Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010, 4:04 PM  CD-57NK is specific to lyme. ------- Original Message ------- From : heidiwood_mail[ mailto:heidiwood_mail] Sent : 4/11/2010 8:56:30 AM To : @group s.com Cc : Subject : RE: [ ] Re: CD-57 As I understand it, the CD-57 can be low from: Lyme Disease HIV/AIDS Mycoplasma infection Has your doctor suggested doing the IgeneX test for Lyme? After my CD-57 came back as 46, my LLMD wanted to do the IgeneX test but I balked at the $400 cost and the idea that even those results won't provide a rock solid diagnosis of Lyme. Every time I see the doc he suggests I get the test... Heidi > > Does anyone know of any other reason a CD-57 count could be low? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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