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Which sorts of things could you be asked to have checked through a blood test?
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See below: Blood tests can reveal a variety of information: genetic like dna or bloodtype, metabolic tests that measure body processes like liver function, tests for infection or response to infection, tests that measure chemistry like iron or other metals in our blood, tests for immunity to disease and many others.
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