The US Senate has sole authority to hold impeachment trials. If the House vote passes by a simple majority, the defendant is impeached, and the United States (Supreme Court) must preside over the Senate trial of the President.
How does one rule out other possible causes of the positive tTG blood test? We rule out other causes of elevated tTG by evaluating the other known possible causes, such as liver diseases or the concomitant presence of other autoimmune disorders. If those have been ruled out, the next likely cause is that you are not living 100% gluten-free.
Reptilase time measures the time to clot formation after the addition of reptilase, a thrombin-like snake enzyme, to citrated blood. Unlike the TT, it is not affected by heparin. It can be useful to determine whether heparin is the cause of the prolonged TT. The 1:1 mixing study is done when the PT or aPTT is prolonged. The patient's plasma is mixed with normal plasma, and the test is repeated. If the mixing of normal plasma corrects the abnormal result (PT or aPTT), a factor deficiency is suggested; otherwise, an inhibitor is suspected.