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In message <000101bda903$9d9314e0$0fe0e49d@default>, Dr D G Williams <[log in to unmask]> writes >We have just recieved our first request in two years for a xylose tolerance >test from a paediatrician. While we still have the reagents(!) how many of >you out there still perform this assay - and is there an acceptable >alternative? > >Many thanks > >Dr. D G Williams FRCPath >Department of Biochemistry >Sunderland Royal Hospital >[log in to unmask] > We deleted the test from our repertoire a few years back (along with some others) when we hadn't received any for several years and couldn't see the point of writing a protocol for CPA ! There has to be a point where it is inappropriate to perform tests when you only get one every few years. I suspect our clinicians have turned to antibodies for the diagnosis of coeliac disease and are also much slicker with the biopsy capsule. -- Trevor Gray Sheffield %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%