Our research reveals that there is a high incidence of autoimmune and rare disease among the children of veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
Autoimmune diseases can not be detected by annual blood tests routinely done by your doctor. Instead a blood test must be done for the specific autoimmune disease suspected.
Some autoimmune disease can be rare, rare diseases are difficult to diagnose because they are rare. Therefore, most doctors do not recognize the symptoms because so few people have rare diseases.
IOM Agent Orange Update Committee Meeting June 28, 2012.