Thursday, December 19, 2013

HTLV 1/2 ANTIBODIES (CONFIRMING), SERUM

Modification Reference values

Test code: 3437
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Reference values
NEGATIVE

*The confirmation fractions are: Gag P19 I / II, p24 Gag I / II gp46 Env I / II gp21 Env I / II
*Positive test result requires two confirmation fractions


                 
Negative
  
The confirmation fractions are: Gag P19 I / II, p24 Gag I / II gp46 Env I / II gp21 Env I / II
  
- No band: Negative
  
-Single band: 
  -p19 I/II o p24 I/II o gp46 I/II: Negative
  -gp21: Indeterminate
  
- Two bands:
  - gp21 no reactivo: Indeterminate
  - gp21 reactivo: Positive
  
- Three or more bands: Positive
  
 






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6-THIOGUANINE NUCLEOTIDES, WHOLE BLOOD

Erased test in CIC Catalog
Test Code: 1730
Discontinued for technical reasons and decrease in demand.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Interleukin 23 (IL23), serum

New Test in CIC Catalog

Test Code: 4420

Sample:
Serum (1 ml)
Conservation:
Frozen
Method:
Enzyme Immunoassay (LOINC®: EIA)
Set Up Days:
Daily
Plazo de Entrega:
8 days

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Friday, December 6, 2013

METANPHETAMINES (EXTASIS), URINE

Modification Reference values

Test code: 2399
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Not detected
 
                 


Less than 1000 ng/mL




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Sunday, December 1, 2013

CORTISOL, SALIVA

Modification Reference values

Test code: 1573
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Morning (8H)  : 6,2 - 38,1 nMol/L
Evening (18H) : 0,6 - 4,9  nMol/L
   
                 

Morning (8H): 1.2 - 14.7  ng/mL



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Friday, November 29, 2013

GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA), SERUM

Erased test in CIC Catalog
Test Code: 3313
Discontinued for technical reasons and decrease in demand.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

INTERLEUKIN 8 (IL 8) , SERUM

Modification Method 

Test code: 4224
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 Method
CURRENT 
Method  
Immunoassay
Enzyme Immonoassay



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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

CARNITINE, TOTAL/FREE (L-CARNITINE) , PLASMA

Modifications and Relative information

Test code: 2710

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 Relative information
CARNITINE FREE: 30 - 50 µmol/L
CARNITINE TOTAL: 43 - 65 µmol/L
CARNITINE FREE (µmol/L) TOTAL (µmol/L)
< 1 day       13 - 27       25 - 47
< 7 days           12 - 18       21 - 29
< 1 month          18 - 38       26 - 48
< 1 year            29 - 43             40 - 56
> 1 year            30 - 50       43 - 65


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Monday, November 25, 2013

Refsum disease (PEX7) sequencing, whole blood

New Test in CIC Catalog

Test Code: 4408

Sample:
Whole blood - EDTA (5 ml)
Conservation:
Refrigerated
Method:
Sequencing Method
Set Up Days:
Daily
Plazo de Entrega:
30 days
Information:
Refsum disease, biochemically characterised by phytanic acid accumulation, belongs to the group of leucodystrophic diseases. Initial signs usually appear around the age of 15, but they can also manifest during childhood or at the age of 30-40 years. The first symptom is hemeralopia (loss of vision in the dark), followed by episods of chronic distal motor polyneuropathy. Other associated signs include perceptive deafness, anosmia, cerebellous ataxia and sometimes, severe intellectual deficiency. Refsum disease is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. More than 90 percent of all cases of Refsum disease result from mutations in the PHYH gene. The remaining cases are caused by mutations in a gene called PEX7.
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Refsum disease (PHYH) sequencing, whole blood

New Test in CIC Catalog

Test Code: 4407

Sample:
Whole blood - EDTA (5 ml)
Conservation:
Refrigerated
Method:
Sequencing Method
Set Up Days:
Daily
Plazo de Entrega:
30 days
Information:
Refsum disease, biochemically characterised by phytanic acid accumulation, belongs to the group of leucodystrophic diseases. Initial signs usually appear around the age of 15, but they can also manifest during childhood or at the age of 30-40 years. The first symptom is hemeralopia (loss of vision in the dark), followed by episods of chronic distal motor polyneuropathy. Other associated signs include perceptive deafness, anosmia, cerebellous ataxia and sometimes, severe intellectual deficiency. Refsum disease is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. More than 90 percent of all cases of Refsum disease result from mutations in the PHYH gene. The remaining cases are caused by mutations in a gene called PEX7.
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Sunday, November 24, 2013

AMILOIDE PROTEIN A (SAA), SERUM

Modification Reference values

Test code: 3322
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Reference values

   Negative: Less than 15 mg/L
                 

Negative: Less than 6.4 mg/L



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STIMULATION OF XYLOSE- SERUM

Modification Reference values

Test code: 851
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                     Serum 1 Hour            Serum 2 Hours
Normal                > 40 mg/dL                 > 25 mg/dL
Esprue not treated  10-40 mg/dL             7-17 mg/dL
Esprue treated      12-24 mg/dL              8-30 mg/dL


Serum:
-60 minutes:   21 - 57 mg/dL
-120 minutes:  32 - 58 mg/dL
  
Guideline pediatric and adults:
0.5 g/kg body weight D-Xylose (maximum 25 g) in 10% aqueous solution.




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STIMULATION OF XYLOSE- SERUM

Modification Reference values

Test code: 758
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                     Serum 1 Hour          Serum 2 Hours
Normal                > 40 mg/dL                 > 25 mg/dL
Esprue not treated  10-40 mg/dL             7-17 mg/dL
Esprue treated      12-24 mg/dL              8-30 mg/dL


Serum:
-60 minutes:   21 - 57 mg/dL
-120 minutes:  32 - 58 mg/dL
  
Guideline pediatric and adults:
0.5 g/kg body weight D-Xylose (maximum 25 g) in 10% aqueous solution.




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Saturday, November 23, 2013

XYLOSE (XYLOSE TEST POST / URINE) , SERUM + URINE

Modification Reference values

Test code: 333
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Reference values
                     serum 1 H     serum 2 H     Urine 5 H

Normal          0 mg/dL    > 25mg/dL    5.3-7.7 g/5H

Esprue
not treated:  10-40 mg/dL   7-17 mg/dL   0.6- 2  g/5H
Esprue 
in remission: 12-24 mg/dL   8-30 mg/dL   1.8-4.2 g/5H

Serum:
-60 minutes:   21 - 57 mg/dL
-120 minutes:  32 - 58 mg/dL
Urine:
3 -9 g/5H
                  
Xylose Administration. - Empty the bladder and administar Xylose as pattern and collect urine at 5 hours after.
  
Guideline pediatric and adults:
0.5 g/kg body weight D-Xylose (maximum 25 g) in 10% aqueous solution.




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HIV-I antigen (P24) (quqntitative), serum

New Test in CIC Catalog

Test Code: 4400

Sample:
Serum (1 ml)
Conservation:
Refrigerated
Method:
Immunoassay (LOINC®: IA)
Set Up Days:
Daily
Plazo de Entrega:
5 days

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