Friday, July 30, 2021

PHOSPHATIDYL ETHANOLAMINE IgG ANTIBODIES, SERUM

Reference values and Delivery time Modification

Test code: 3578

Effective update from 04/08/2021




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NEGATIVE : Less than 10 kU/L
BORDERLINE : Between 10 - 15 kU/L
POSITIVE : Greater than 15 kU/L
Positive results must be confirmed within 12 weeks.
     
Delivery time: 16 days      
      
Version of Test: 10
     

        
NEGATIVE : Index Less than 10                                  
Positive results must be confirmed within 12 weeks.       

Delivery time: 9 days      

Version of Test: 11
     

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PHOSPHATIDYL ETHANOLAMINE IgM ANTIBODIES, SERUM

Reference values and Delivery time Modification

Test code: 3577

Effective update from 04/08/2021




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POSITIVE : Index greater than 1
     
Delivery time: 12 days

Version of Test: 9
     

  
NEGATIVE : Index Less than 10                      

Delivery time: 9 days     
 
Version of Test: 10
      


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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

IgE SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES - Erased tests

Erased tests

Test code: 

2531- IgE SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR MULTIPLE fx11 (f8, f12, f15, f31, f260) (Maize, Pea, White bean, Carrot, Broccoli)

5445- IgE specific antibodies to Emperor Hoplostethus atlanticus (F412) Food, serum  

2290- IgE SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR CHLORAMINE T (k85) 



Effective update from 29/07/2021

Discontinued tests, for shortages and suspension of supply of the reagent by the manufacturer. 

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PRIONIC PROTEIN FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DIASEASE, CSF

Test reactivation

Test code: 8092

Effective update from 28/07/2021



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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

ADAMTS-13 (ANTIGEN PROTEASE RUPTURE OF VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR), PLASMA

Units and Reference values Modification

Test code: 1860

Effective update from 27/07/2021




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      400 - 1500 ng/mL
     
     
      Version of Test: 21
     

        
     0.41 - 1.41 IU/ml    
         
     
     Version of Test: 22
     

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GORLIN-GOLTZ (BASAL CELLS NEVUS) SYNDROME (B)

 Erased Test


Test code: 8370, 8373

Effective update from 29/07/2021

Alternative test:

8372- GORLIN-GOLTZ (BASAL CELLS NEVUS) SYNDROME (A+B) · PANEL · NGS+MLPA

Monday, July 26, 2021

TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS (TRICHINOSIS) IgG ANTIBODIES, SERUM

Reference values Modification

Test code: 414

Effective update from 29/0/7/2021




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      Negative
     
      Version of Test: 2
     

        
      Negative: Index less than 1.00
     
      Version of Test: 3
     

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

IgE SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR BLUE VETCH (f310)

Erased test

Test code: 2469

Effective update from 23/07/2021

Discontinued test, for shortages and suspension of supply of the reagent by the manufacturer. 

 

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MERCURY

Method Modification

Test code: 381

Effective update from 26/07/2021

381-   MERCURY, WHOLE BLOOD
382-   MERCURY, URINE
3835- MERCURY (24h), URINE
7653- MERCURY (INORGANIC), WHOLE BLOOD
7741- MERCURY, HAIR


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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry By Thermal Decomposition 


Inductively Coupled Plasma/ Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)  


Reference values Modification


Test code: 381

Effective update from 26/07/2021

381- MERCURY, WHOLE BLOOD


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      B.E.I.: Less than 10 µg/L
     
      * Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method for thermal decomposition of gold amalgam.
     
      * Blood mercury concentration may become high due to consumption of certain foods such as fish or some dietary supplements. With high blood mercury levels, it is recommended the determination of mercury in urine in order to confirm an occupational exposure to mercury as the cause of the origin of elevated mercury in blood.
      
     
      Version of Test: 31
     


Less than 14 years: Less than 6.4 Âµg/L   
14 years or more   : Less than 20 Âµg/L  
Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy women:  Less than 6.4 Âµg/L  
         
         
         
         
    * Blood mercury concentration may become high due to consumption of certain foods such as fish or some dietary supplements. With high blood mercury levels, it is recommended the determination of mercury in urine in order to confirm an occupational exposure to mercury as the cause of the origin of elevated mercury in blood.      
         
     
      Version of Test: 32
     



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Friday, July 16, 2021

TUMOR DNA BIOMARKERS IN BLOOD - PANEL - LIQUID BIOPSY

Sample Modification

Test code: 8041
Nemonic Code: G15065

Effective update from 20/07/2021



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National shipments: 10 mL Refrigerated Whole blood EDTA.


International shipments or more than 2 days of transit: 4 mL Frozen Plasma EDTA.
     


        
Recommended Sample:
10 mL of Whole Blood in a Streck Cell-Free DNA BCT Tube (Stability at Room Temperature: 5 days)

Alternative sample:
2 Plasma EDTA tubes (4 mL). Separate the plasma and freeze within 2-4 hours of obtaining the sample. (Stability: 7 days frozen)         
      
 
     


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TROMBOFILIA PROFILE

Erased test

Test code: 7820 - TROMBOFILIA PROFILE
Nemonic Code: PATFL

Alternative:

8722 - THROMBOINCODE Genetic evaluation of thromboembolic di
Nemonic Code: THROMBO

8723 - THROMBOINCODE Genetic evaluation reproductive health 
Nemonic Code: THROMB2


Effective update from 19/07/2021


Wednesday, July 14, 2021

INDIRECT COOMB'S (IDENTIFICATION AND TITRATION), WHOLE BLOOD

Erased test

Test code: 2230 - INDIRECT COOMB'S (IDENTIFICATION AND TITRATION), WHOLE BLOOD

Effective update from 16/07/2021

Discontinued test due to low stability of the samples.


Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Pipecolic acid, serum

Sample, Reference values, Delivery Time Modification and Method

Test code: 5588
Nemonic Code: PIPE

Effective update from 16/07/2021




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Sample: Frozen Serum

Reference Values:
        
0 - 6 months: Less than 0.60 µmol/L
6 months - 1 year: Less than 5.9 µmol/L
1 - 17 years: Less than 4.3 µmol/L
> 17 years: Less than 7.4 µmol/L
     
     
      * Fuente: PNT, Insert
     
Delivery term: 18 days
     
Method: Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry  
      
Version of Test: 16
     

Sample: Frozen Plasma EDTA   
     
Reference Values:

Less than 2.5 Âµmol/L          
         
     * Fuente: PNT, Insert     
         
         
                  


Delivery term: 9 days
     
Method: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (CG/MS)    

Version of Test: 17
     

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Monday, July 12, 2021

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA · SL39A4 · SANGER

New Test in NOÛS Catalog

Test Code: 8832

Sample:
Biological Sample
Conservation:
Refrigerated
Method:
Sanger sequencing
Set Up Days:
Daily
Delivery term:
32 days

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Friday, July 9, 2021

GLIADIN IgM ANTIBODIES, SERUM

Erased test

Test code: 3529 - GLIADIN IgM ANTIBODIES, SERUM
Nemonic code: AGLIM

Effective update from 23/07/2021

Discontinued test, for shortages and suspension of supply of the reagent by the manufacturer. 

Alternative:
 
1236 - GLIADIN DEAMINATION IgA ANTIBODIES, SERUM 

Thursday, July 8, 2021

ANTI - 21-HYDROXYLASE ANTIBODIES, SERUM

Units, Reference values Modification

Test code: 2978

Effective update from 12/07/2021




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      NEGATIVE: Index less than 1.0
     
     
      Version of Test: 9
     

        
      NEGATIVE: Less than 0.4 U/mL
     
     
      Version of Test: 10

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Monday, July 5, 2021

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TOXIN IDENTIFICATION, STOOL

New Test in NOÛS Catalog

Test Code: 8830

Sample:
Stool
Conservation:
Frozen
Method:
Culture + PCR
Set Up Days:
Daily
Delivery term:
17 days

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MICRODELETION 17Q12, SYNDROME · 17Q12 · MLPA

New Test in NOÛS Catalog

Test Code: 8828

Sample:
Biological Sample
Conservation:
Refrigerated
Method:
Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification-MLPA
Set Up Days:
Daily
Delivery term:
27 days

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IMMUNODEFICIENCY 21 - GATA2 - SEQUENCING

Description and Delivery Time Modification

Test code: 7943

Effective update from 07/07/2021




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IMMUNODEFICIENCY 21 - GATA2 - SEQUENCING        
     
     
Delivery term: 32 days
     
     
Version of Test: 167
     

AML, MonoMAc, GERMINAL AML PREDISPOSITION, MDS · GATA2 · SANGER        
         
Delivery term: 12 days
     
     
Version of Test: 168
     

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE (GLP-1), PLASMA

TEST REACTIVATION
Method, Reference values Modification

Test code: 1655

Effective update from 02/07/2021




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      Radioimmunoassay 

      3.6 - 14.9 pmol/L
     
     
      Version of Test: 6
     

        
     Enzyme Immunoassay 

     4.3 - 28.6 pmol/L

     
     
     Version of Test: 7
     

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