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Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test
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<p>The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL) is a blood test for <a href="/facts/Syphilis/fdnGLyLT">syphilis</a> and related non-venereal <a href="/facts/Treponematoses/tH1sNjGX">treponematoses</a> that was developed by the eponymous US laboratory. The VDRL test is used to screen for syphilis (it has high <a href="/facts/Sensitivity_and_specificity/pzc9qfdz">sensitivity</a>), whereas other, more <a href="/facts/Sensitivity_and_specificity/pzc9qfdz">specific</a> tests are used to diagnose the disease. </p>