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e Disease Pate ts
‘esea h f aud a d a ketee i g o plai t data to assist U“DOJ i thei p ose uio of the i i als
This do u e t is a o pa io to Video —The Pate ts a d o e s the follo i g i fo aio : lists the
CDC oi e s a d ALDF. o /Yale/NYMC asso iates ho o
pate ts elated to L e a d othe i k- o e
diseases TBDs ; a d the Dea o e e t as ot o l esea h f aud ut i te est- o li ted, as e e the
FDA pa els to app o e LYME i the e e all the sa e ha a te s: “tee e, Ba ou , “ hoe , ‘ah , Joh so ,
Wei stei , M “ eega , et .
This ideo tea hes ou ho to use
the pate t data ases to sea h fo
elated o li t of i te est o
a ketee i g data. I the pate ts
ou ill i d all so ts of la guage
o t adi to to hat the L e
Disease spe ialists of toda
ID“A, et . use pu li l . The efo e,
these pate ts MU“T all e studied
a d e a i ed
ou. These a e
legal pate t CLAIM“ a d the efo e,
fo the ost pa t, t uthful. These
i di iduals a t e
ell pate t a
o -t uth o so eo e else ill
pate t the a tual t uth, useful fo
s ie ii
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as
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o
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A litle a kg ou d a out the Dea o /OspA-s a
A litle a kg ou d a out this Dea o /OspA-s a , si e it is the e t al o esse e of the i es:
Dea o
efe s to the
U ited “tates Ce te s fo Disease Co t ol a d P e e io CDC o fe e e
that took pla e i Dea o , Mi higa . This as the e e t he e the tesi g fo L e Disease as falsiied.
P io to Dea o , the L e spi o hete as ega ded as just a othe elapsi g fe e - ausi g o ga is . The
e , ogus dei iio a d a o pa i g -ie ed test as so ethi g else e i el o t i ed ot e e
e pi i all pe ei ed a d false. The Dea o e e t is dis ussed i this ideo a d the othe o es i the
YouTu e se ies alled L e C
es.
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Fo ea s, o o e a o g this CDC/ALDF/Yale.NYMC a al ould ad it that OspA e o i a t oute
su fa e p otei A of the Bo elia u gdo fe i o ga is o the L e a i es that a e a d e t as
Pa C s, e ause the ould t. If the said OspA is Pa C s, e e o e ould k o f o oi ialdo
that it as e e a a i e a d the ALDF. o s o ID“A s
hole house of a ds ould ollapse. OspA is
a fu gal a ige that auses i
u osupp essio – the opposite of a a i e. If OspA as ot a a i e,
the the CDC s
Dea o
-ie ed tesi g s he a as a lie.
The falsiied Dear or ase dei iio
as the lie i e ted to pass of ogus
OspA a i es. You a tell fo su e e ause the let OspA a d B out A a d B a e e oded o the
sa e plas id so ou a t lea e out o e ithout the othe of the diag osi sta da d. O e e e tests fo
a i e ei a
ith the sa e a ige that is the a i e.
Fo e a ple, if I ade a e o i a t easles a i e ased o a DNA se ue e that oded fo sa , XY)
su fa e a ige , I ould ot use e o i a t XY) su fa e a ige i the tesi g s he a to see if a pe so
had easles e ause I ould ot k o if the a i od a d as f o the o ga is o the a i e.
It
as k o
at least si e the late
produ e a i odies.
s that people
ith late eu ologi L
e disease
eased to
Ho e e , the Dea o ase dei iio “tee e, that is eje ted those lasses of
disease – ea l a d late e i giis o h o i eu ologi ases - a d said i stead that o l the lata tl ,
highl i
u o ea i e lass of L e i i s, those ith the HLA-li ked o a th iis-li ked o
h pe se sii it -li ked ases, o those ho p odu ed a u da t IgG a i odies ould e alled a ase of
L e Disease. This falsii aio of the tesi g as as u h a se a i s ga e as it as st aight up
esea h f aud f o these DNA pate tee s. This Dear or e e t let the si kest people ith o disease
diag osis.
If I i te ded a o opol o a e diseases set o a e i el e lass of diseases, su h as hat Af i a
e to o e diseases a i i g i No th A e i a e e dis o e ed to e, hat ould I do? I d ake su e I
got all of it: a i es, test kits, g a ts, fu di g, all futu e lood tesi g fo all futu e pote iall pate ta le
goodies i that lood, pu li it ,
a e o pla ues a d statues like Ala Ba ou , a a ds like a Astute
Cli i ia A a d, … o , I ould e k ighted like “i o Wessel , a ps hiat ist ho helps
alli g all the
i i s of the L e s a a d Gulf Wa Ill ess az a d te o ists, a d U“ “tates a i g, like, Alle
“tee e Da ate e…
The Dea o stu t is to the p ese t da , the lie these i i als a e t i g to defe d
issui g fake
guideli es ased o the f audule t,
, Kle p e o - et eat e t epo t, a d ith this a al s h o i
h st io i s o e the de elop e t of othe tests
fo L e, et ., e ause that, Dea o , ill e T o o trolled trials of a i ioi treat e t i paie ts
the ost se ious i i al ha ge – the ho i ide
ith persiste t s pto s a d a histor of L e disease.
ha ge. All the ALDF. o a d DNA pate t. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
o e s, he e, ha e sla de ed a d li eled agai st htp://
L e i i s, aki g this ot a si ple eglige t
ho i ide ha ge. All of thei de ogato sla de a d la el a d t ash-talki g L e a d LYME i i i s sho
i te t to
ai i g.
ause har ,
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Bar our, Ala
G.,
CDC oi e a d pa i ipa t i the Dea o
o fe e e, o s + pate ts
i ludi g the I
uL e OspA pate t. The I
uL e a i e t ial epo t autho s “igal, et al a d Ba ou
asse t that o e ust e su e lipids a e ata hed to all Osps o else the ill ot e i
u oge i , et “tee e s
Dea o pa el as de eloped f o high passage G / a d F‘G ith e o i a t OspA a d B ith o
lipids ata hed, lea i g OspA a d B out of the ase dei iio pa el.
Ba ou s I
uL e pate t &Be st o , Mag a elli Eu opea Pate t #
/ , DK
htp://paft.uspto.go / eta gi/ ph-Pa se ?“e t =PTO &“e t =HITOFF&d=PALL&p= &u=% F etaht l%
FPTO% Fs h u .ht & = &f=G&l= &s =
.PN.&O“=PN/
&‘“=PN/
Yale s LYME i OspA pate t
,
,
:
htp://paft .uspto.go / eta gi/ ph-Pa se ?“e t =PTO &“e t =HITOFF&d=PALL&p= &u=% F etaht l%
FPTO% Fs h u .ht & = &f=G&l= &s =
.PN.&O“=PN/
&‘“=PN/
I
uL e t ial esult falsiied; used Dea o , lots e e u eada le :
A a i e o sisi g of re o i a t Borrelia urgdorferi outer-surfa e protei A to pre e t L
Re o i a t Outer-Surfa e Protei A L e Disease Va i e Stud Co soriu .
htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
e disease.
LYME i t ial esult falsiied; used Dea o , lots e e u eada le :
Va i aio agai st L e disease ith re o i a t Borrelia urgdorferi outer-surfa e lipoprotei A ith
adju a t. L e Disease Va i e Stud Group.
htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
Ba ou sa s OspA ill ot o k as a a i e due to a ige i a iaio ,
:
A i od -resista t uta ts of Borrelia urgdorferi: i itro sele io a d hara terizaio .
htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
Fik ig a d Fla ell sa OspA ill ot o k as a a i e due to sele io p essu e o a ige i a iaio ,
Sele io of aria t Borrelia urgdorferi isolates fro
i ei
u ized ith outer surfa e protei A or B.
htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
:
. “tee e Falsiies Test i Eu ope: uses high passage st ai s a d OspA a d B ithout the lipid
ata hed to lea e OspA a d B out of the sta da d
fo his late o opol o e to o e diseases
tesi g. O l Co i a, I uge a d Yale e e to e
li e sed to use the ‘ICO st ai pate t Da e Pe si g U“ Pate t # ,
,
“teere Falsiies Test i Europe
A i od respo ses to the three ge o i groups of Borrelia urgdorferi i Europea L
htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
e orreliosis.
The g oup st ai of B. u gdo fe i, G / , used i this stud a d i the p e ious stud of U“ paie ts as
isolated f o a I odes da i i i k i Guilfo d, Co e i ut [ ]. The g oup st ai , F‘G [Fede al ‘epu li of
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Ge a ], as isolated f o I odes i i us ea Colog e [ ]. The g oup st ai , IP , as isolated f o
I odes pe sul atus ea Le i g ad [ ]. All th ee st ai s used i this stud e e high passage isolates, hi h
e e lassiied ‘i ha d Ma o i ‘o k Mou tai La o ato , Ha ilto , MT usi g “ i oso al ‘NA
se ue e dete i aio as des i ed [ , ]. The e o i a t p epa aio s of OspA a d OspB used i this
stud e e pu iied altose- i di g p otei -Osp fusio p otei s de i ed f o g oup st ai B [ ]. The
fusio p otei s o tai ed the full-le gth OspA o OspB se ue e ithout the lipid oiet o the sig al
se ue e -" Full Te t @ htp://
.a io l e.o g/“TEE‘E_IN_EU‘OPE.ht
Dear or :
htp://
.a io l e.o g/DEA‘BO‘N_PDF.pdf
“ee i the Dea o
ooklet: that o e of the la s ag eed ith this Dea o p oposal i the Dea o
pdf. E epio : Ma D La s, hi h as gi e a th iis-posii e lood to ualif thei Weste Blot st ips p io
to Dea o ; Ma D as the as gi e oth a i e t ial o t a ts; Ma D as the sold to a o pa i
I ela d, taki g all the f aud data ith the ; T i it Biote h as the a e of the o pa that ought
Ma D .
The CDC se t la s a i itaio to pa i ipate, ut the CDC le the
htp://
.a io l e.o g/DEA‘BO‘NINVITATION.pdf
all of:
Ba ou also pate ted Maste s disease o “TA‘I hile the ooks pla ed the DNA/‘NA shell ga e htp://
.a io l e.o g/P‘IME‘“HELLGAME.ht to pull the ool o e Ed i Maste s e es a d to sa The e
is o L e i Missou i o the south. To pate t a u i ue spe ies, ou ha e to pate t the lagelli ge e. The
sa e should e t ue fo diag osi s – usi g u i ue e o i a t lagelli s f o all Bo eliae.
Telfo d Ph loge
ith Maste s A l o
a Bo elia:
Lo e star i k-i fe i g orreliae are ost losel related to the age t of o i e orreliosis.
htp://
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Ba ou s Pate t fo Maste s disease o so ethi g lose to it [eithe lo esta i o a ou i; the ph loge ei
data sa s the a e the sa e i
“ ‘NA a d o l slightl dife e t i the lagelli ge e
% ho olog , so
oth e ol ed f o theile i, hi h is o elapsi g fe e ; o e spe ies is o alled a ou i a d the othe is
alled lo esta i, ut eall the a e Maste s disease, si e he as the o e ho fo ea s lai ed the e as a
L e-like ill ess i the south, asso iated ith a L e-like ash a d i k ite]:
htp://paft.uspto.go / eta gi/ ph-Pa se ?“e t =PTO &“e t =HITOFF&d=PALL&p= &u=% F etaht l%
FPTO% Fs h u .ht & = &f=G&l= &s = ,
,
.PN.&O“=PN/ ,
,
&‘“=PN/ ,
,
Joh so , Bar ara J., CDC oi e , Ft. Colli
s, CO., o e of pate ts i Eu ope ith “ ithKli e,
talks a out dife e es i HLAs of i e, efe i g to thei te de
to p odu e HLA-li ked h pe se sii it
espo ses o ot, ea i g she is a a e that the sa e applies to hu a s.
CDC s BJ Joh so o e sa this Dea o -Falsii aio -of-L e-Tesi g stu t O t
. “he said to ot use
high passage st ai s, et high passage G / a d F‘G Fede al ‘epu li of Ge a
e e hat “tee e used
to de elop the Dea o pa el alo g ith e o i a t OspA a d B ith o lipids ata hed. This as do e,
agai , to assu e OspA a d B e e ot i luded i the Dea o pa el, … to fa ilitate hat “tee e, Co i a, L
Diag osi s a d I uge i te ded to do ate LYME i as o the a ket, … hi h as to o opolize the
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L
e Disease Pate ts, o i ued
e o i k- o e diseases tesi g
.
,
]
a ket he e the a i aio status as u k o
. ‘ICO pate t
Joh so s Pate ts i all : htp:// o ld ide.espa e et. o /pu li aio Details/ i lio?
DB= o ld ide.espa e et. o &II= &ND= &adja e t=t ue&lo ale=e _EP&FT=D&date=
N‘=
A &KC=A
Dea o
Booklet htp://
.a io l
&CC=WO&
e.o g/DEA‘BO‘N_PDF.pdf
Fikrig a d Fla ell o
oth the o l s ie ii all alid ethod to dete t L e a d also o the
LYME i OspA pate t. ***Thei FDA- alid lagelli
ethod as ot used to assess the out o e of LYME i
e ause the k e ot o l did LYME i ot o k e ause L e is a elapsi g fe e o ga is a d u de goes
a ige i a iaio OspA itself, Fik ig a d Fla ell said, u de goes a ige i a iaio o sele io p essu e
a d ould e o good as a a i e , ut Pa C s o TL‘ / ago ists OspA is Pa C s a e fu gal a d ause
i
u osupp essio i
ost people – espe iall people ithout “tee e s alleged HLA-li ked h pe se sii it
espo ses.***
OspA pate t:
htp://paft .uspto.go / eta gi/ phPa se ?“e t =PTO &“e t =HITOFF&d=PALL&p= &u=% F etaht l% FPTO% Fs h u .ht & = &f=G&l=
&s =
.PN.&O“=PN/
&‘“=PN/
Fik ig a d Fla ell s Yale s Valid pe FDA lagelli
ethod pate t ,
,
:
htp://paft.uspto.go / eta gi/ phPa se ?“e t =PTO &“e t =HITOFF&d=PALL&p= &u=% F etaht l% FPTO% Fs h u .ht & = &f=G&l=
&s = ,
,
.PN.&O“=PN/ ,
,
&‘“=PN/ ,
,
The Pu Med epo t that goes ith the Yale FDA- alidated lagelli
ethod dete ts . % of all ases,
i ludi g ea liest a d late eu ologi ,
:
Mole ular hara terizaio of the hu oral respo se to the -kilodalto lagellar a ige of Borrelia
urgdorferi, the L e disease age t. htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
Fik ig a d Fla ell sa OspA ill ot o k due to a ige i a iaio :
Sele io of aria t Borrelia urgdorferi isolates fro
i ei
u ized ith outer surfa e protei A or B.
htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
Padula a d OspC – sa s Bo
elia u gdo fe i st ai B has litle to o OspC i it, ea i g
hoe e Weste Blots ith this st ai ill e lea i g OspA, B a d C out of the sta da d. If ou ha e those
a ds, ou ill e told ou do ot ha e L e, et the a e the p i a , i
u odo i a t a ige s, hi h
as h the got the assig e ts A, B, C, et . “ ithKli e used this st ai , B , to WB LYME i i i s a d
lai ed to e usi g the Dea o
ethod to dete t L e o a i e failu e.
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Padula OspC pate t: U“Pate t No. ,
,
htp://paft.uspto.go / eta gi/ ph-Pa se ?“e t =PTO &“e t =HITOFF&d=PALL&p= &u=% F etaht l%
FPTO% Fs h u .ht & = &f=G&l= &s = ,
,
.PN.&O“=PN/ ,
,
&‘“=PN/ ,
,
Padula OspC – ot i st ai B Pu Med epo t:
Mole ular hara terizaio a d e pressio of p
htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
OspC fro
a North A eri a strai of Borrelia urgdorferi.
Persi g, “ hoe a d the RICO- ithi -the-RICO pate t – this pate
sho s the i te io of “tee e s Dea o , falsiied ase dei iio
the Ma o Cli i , elo .
ou ill see late , i a a
t
ou e e t
,
U“ Pate t # ,
htp://paft.uspto.go / eta gi/ ph-Pa se ?“e t =PTO &“e t =HITOFF&d=PALL&p= &u=% F etaht l%
FPTO% Fs h u .ht & = &f=G&l= &s = ,
,
.PN.&O“=PN/ ,
,
&‘“=PN/ ,
,
This pate t e eals the k o LYME i auses a s ste i disease like h o i L e, a d i this pate t the
e eal thei i te ded o opol o post-LYME i tesi g fo the U“A a d Ca ada as the lai ed i thei
ad e isi g: "Addiio al u ertai t a arise if the a i es are ot o pletel prote i e; a i ated
paie ts ith ulisyste o plai ts hara terisi of later prese taio s of Ly e disease ay e dii ult
to disi guish fro paie ts ith a i e failure."
"The prese t i e io pro ides a ethod useful to dete t a B. urgdorferi i fe io i a su je t. The ethod
pro ided the i e io is pari ularl useful to dis ri i ate B. urgdorferi i fe io fro OspA a i aio ,
although it is sui ie tl se sii e a d spe ii to use i a ge eral L e disease s ree i g or diag osi
appli aio . Thus, the ethod of the i e io is pari ularly appropriate for large s ale s ree i g or
diag osi appli aio s here o ly part of the su je t populaio has ee a i ated or here the
a i aio status of the populaio is u k o . "
Pe si g a d “igal late e eal that the Weste Blots i oth a i e t ials e e u eada le. Both a i e
t ials used Ma D test st ips a d said the e e usi g the Dea o
ethod to assess the ei a ies of these
a i es. A thu Wei stei as the Data “afet Mo ito fo o e of those t ials a d as also a pa i ipa t i
the Dea o s a . O iousl Wei stei e e looked at a of the data he as safet - o ito i g si e the
Weste Blots e e u eada le. I ealit , eithe OspA a i e t ial g oup ould tell hethe o ot OspA
p e e ted L e, so those a i e t ial epo ts e e esea h f aud e e ts a d epo ts.
This Pe si g-“ hoe ‘ICO-‘ICO Pate t ,
,
, is also ite up i this Pu Med epo t, o- ite
Yale s ‘o e t “ hoe :
Borrelia urgdorferi e z e-li ked i
u osor e t assa for dis ri i aio of OspA a i aio fro
spiro hete i fe io . htp://
. i. l . ih.go /pu ed/
Dat
ler, Ra
o d J. - o
s a pate t that des i es OspA as Pa C s. The efo e it ould
ot ha e ee a lood-st ea -i je ted a i e, e ause it is a hu a TL‘ / ago ist. This Dat le
pate t is fo a i halaio fo of OspA/Pa C s. Lu g i
u it is dife e t f o i je i g fu gal a ige s
di e tl i to the lood st ea :
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6
e Disease Pate ts, o i ued
LIVE BACTERIAL VACCINE
"A lipidaio /p o essi g ea io has ee des i ed fo the i ta t OspA ge e of B. u gdo fe i. The p i a
t a slaio p odu t of the full-le gth B. u gdo fe i OspA ge e o tai s a h d opho i N-te i al se ue e,
of a i o a ids, hi h is a su st ate fo the ata h e t of a dia l gl e l to the sullh d l side hai of
the adja e t stei e C s esidue at posiio
. Follo i g this ata h e t, lea age sig al pepidase II
a d the ata h e t of a thi d fat a id to the N-te i us o u s. The o pleted lipid oiet , a t ipal ito l-“
-gl e l stei e odii aio , is te ed Pa C s o is so ei es efe ed to he ei as Pa
C so
Pa C s . It has ee suggested that the lipid odii aio allo s e
a e lo alizaio of p otei s, ith
pol pepide po io s e posed as i
u e ta gets. I addiio to se i g as ta gets fo the i
u e espo se,
Pa C s- odiied p otei s, su h as OspA, ha e ee epo ted to a t as pote t i la
ato si ula ts
though the toll-like e epto e ha is TL‘ .
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do Id=U“
& e Nu = & a ‘e = &oi e&p e Filte &so tOpio =Pu +Date+Des & ue “t i g=t i
pal ito l+ stei e+o +Pa C s+a d+Epstei -Ba &ta =Naio alBi lio
The Ma o Cli i ad e ised the ‘ICO ithi the ‘ICO – a pate t the e e the assig ee a d
gote o alies ,
,
; Co e i ut Ato e Ge e al a d o “e ato ‘i ha d Blu e
i te ested to k o if this ‘ICO a al i ludi g Yale, I uge a d Co i a e e ad e ised thei
o opol o post-LYME i lood tesi g fo No th A e i a he e the a i aio status
u k o . This is o e e a ple. Yale also ad e ised this e test:
Ca e fou d at:
htps://g oups.google. o /fo u /#!o igi al/s i. ed.diseases.l
htp://
. a o.edu/ o
Ma o Cli i ‘o heste Ne s
/
/ e s/ e s_
ould ha e
thal s staf e e
i te ded
as
e/D -QHQdM /WupHjK FilIJ
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e Disease
‘OCHE“TE‘, MINN. — Ma o Medi al La o ato ies a d IMUGEN I . a ou ed toda the e est a d ost a u ate
test se ies a aila le fo diag osi g L e disease. The tests also a e the o l elia le ea s of diag osi g L e disease
i people ho ha e ee a i ated agai st L e disease.
Ma o Medi al La o ato ies, the la o ato fo Ma o Cli i , a d IMUGEN I . of No ood, Mass., a e joi tl ofe i g
the e p op ieta tests th ough lo al hospitals a d li i s. A aila ilit of the e tests oi ides ith the a i ipated
elease of e L e disease a i es, su h as the idel -pu li ized LYME i a d I uL e.
I esea h t ials, all othe L e tests ha e ee sho to p odu e false-posii e esults i people a i ated agai st
L e disease. Mo eo e , the do st ea osts of edi al a e deli e ed o the asis of just o e false-posii e L e
test a e as u h as $ ,
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isdiag osed, u t eated o i p ope l t eated paie ts," D . Pe si g added.
e of u diag osed,
“ ie ists at IMUGEN, e og ized aio all as the leadi g efe e e la o ato fo i k- o e diseases, a e
espo si le fo de elopi g the highl a u ate i
u ologi ethods to uilize D .Pe si g s dis o e .
"Diag osi g L e disease has ee highl p o le ai fo a lo g i e," said Vi to Be a di, hief e e ui e oi e of
IMUGEN, hose la o ato ies ha e pe fo ed o e tha a half- illio L e disease tests. "Ou e tests ill g eatl
help ph si ia s i disi guishi g paie ts ho a e a tuall i fe ted f o those ho a e . Fu the o e, the a u a of
these tests ill ot e afe ted L e a i e. I a
ase, the tests ill help ph si ia s e de o e app op iate a d
ost efe i e a e."
L e disease is a i k- o e ill ess that if let u diag osed o u t eated a se e el da age the hu a hea t a d
e ous s ste . Naio all o e tha
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ases of L e disease e e epo ted to the Ce te s fo Disease Co t ol
a d P e e io CDC i
. The ajo it of ases e e epo ted i Ne E gla d a d the No theast. The CDC epo ts
that the o e all u e of L e disease ases ould li
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people i states ith a high i ide e of L e disease, o e e a i e p o ed pe e t
efe i e at p e e i g L e disease i fe io s ate o plete dosage. Gi e the pote ial popula it of the a i e,
a d the e e t epide i of L e disease i the No theast, the e tests ofe ed Ma o Medi al La o ato ies a d
IMUGEN ill e of o side a le alue.
The e L e disease tests dete t uliple lasses of a i od isot pes, e a li g the to dis i i ate et ee the
a i e a d a t ue L e i fe io . E isi g L e disease tests, ho e e , ha e sho to p odu e false-posii e esults i
paie ts a i ated fo L e disease.
IMUGEN I . of No ood, Mass., is a pio ee i the esea h, de elop e t a d tesi g of i k- o e diseases,
i ludi g L e disease, a esiosis a d eh li hiosis. Fo the past de ade, IMUGEN has p o ided li i s a d hospitals i
the No theast ith
high- ualit se ologi tesi g f o
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ood, Mass., a d “outhha pto Hospital i “outhha pto , N.Y.
Ma o Medi al La o ato ies is the la o ato fo Ma o Cli i a d p o ides la se i es to o
o ga izaio s th oughout the aio a d o ld. Ma o Medi al
u it - ased health a e
La o ato ies d a s f o the e pe ise of Ma o Cli i s ,
ph si ia s a d s ie ists ho p o ide spe ialized
o sultaio o test sele io , uilizaio a d i te p etaio .
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