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Others test such as VEGA-test, Cytotoxic test, serum specific IgG4 determination, hair analysis, intestinal permeability, salivary IgA, \u201cbioresonance\u201d techniques, fecal microbial analysis and fecal short-chain fatty acids are unvalidated, expensive and can lead patients to inappropriate and potentially harmful diets, with no benefit on their symptoms. 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