CD57 Test in Lyme Disease: Useful or Unreliable?
The CD57 test in Lyme disease — what it measures, Dr. Stricker's original hypothesis, conflicting study results, and how clinicians actually use it in practice.
Diagnostics
Moderate EvidenceImmune Testing
Lymphocyte subsets, NK cell function, cytokine panels, and functional immune profiling.
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Lymphocyte Subset Panel: Reading Your Immune Profile
How to read a lymphocyte subset panel. What CD4, CD8, CD19, and CD56 cells do, what abnormal ratios mean in chronic illness, and when this test changes your treatment.
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Low NK Cell Function: What It Means and What to Do
Understanding low natural killer cell function in chronic illness. What NK cells do, why function drops, how to test, and evidence-based strategies to restore immune surveillance.
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Immune Profiling: Lymphocyte Subsets and Cytokines
What immune profiling reveals about your health that standard blood work cannot. Lymphocyte subsets, NK cells, and cytokine panels explained.
