I spoke to my doctor not too long ago about this, she said that changes would show sooner in the bone marrow, than in a PCR test on the blood. So it's possible that each test could give different results.
I only have a bmb done annually, it's due soon and I'm desperiatly trying to get out of it if I can too. Regards David --- In [email protected], "skink1100" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What is the advantage of a BMB with qPCR versus a qPCR on peripheral > blood sample? I am do not know and wonder what the point of doing > the bone marrow is if both tests are tightly correlated. > > My last test was on peripheral blood...but I did not ask him what > the difference might be. > > Thanks > > Dan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/3iazvD/6WnJAA/xGEGAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
