What should I ask the GI doc tomorrow?

[evelyn]

I am going to see a GI doc tomorrow for the first time.

Is there anything I should know before going?

[evelyn]

So I went today and he is going to try to find a lab in Canada who will do a gene test for HFI but he says he doesn't think there are any so I may have to pay for the test from a lab in the US.

Does anyone know of a lab in Canada or even the US that can test genes for HFI?

Thanks, Evelyn

[jejns1]

Hi,

We had our daughter DNA tested at Baylor in Texas. It can back negative but that does not guarantee she does not have HFI. It can detect @ 80% of cases. ww.bcm.edu/geneticlabs/test_detail.cfm?testcode=3125
Dr. Tolan in Boston can test with around the same results. www.bu.edu/aldolase/HFI/hfitest/hfitest.html
We are in Kansas right now but will be moving back to Canada (London) soon. We hope to have more luck with getting a definitive diagnosis for both our kids.

[anastazya]

I read that there are 5 mutations for HFI in European groups but 7 mutations for HFI in American groups. It's those other 2 mutations that can get missed. Do you know which mutations they were looking for?