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should I consider MS testing with an Elevated EB of 170

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my dr gets angry when I complain that my EB levels keep elevating and I have recently read that there may be a connection between MS and EBV
numbers.

I'm confused as to where to go from here.

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September 1 10:21 AM (1 hour and 1 minute and 51 seconds later)
         
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Yes there are a number of clinical studies that have hypothesized a link between MS and EBV, however there are no studies that suggest that EBV titres should be done repeatedly or that these indicate MS worsening or improvement,
so you ought to read up about MS ( a patient should be well informed) however I do not think getting repeated titres is going to get you anywhere
Please read the following links for some more information:
http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/Jan2002/FullTextEBVAntibodiesAndMS.html
http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26840
http://www.bostoncure.org:8080/article.pl?sid=04/04/26/131202&mode=nested

DO let me know if I can be of any further help,
regards
Dr. Gupta
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