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My weight is 154kg.age 30.height 6 feet.i have enlarged live and spleen.in my blood screening test hcv is +.but pcr rna of hepatits c viral is negtive?
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Maybe false positive: Or the lab could have switched your blood with someone else's blood. You may want to go to reputable lab like quest or bioreference, but not labcorp and have it rechecked.
Answered 5/17/2014
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