PIPU - Overview: Pipecolic Acid, Random, Urine

Differentiating between disorders of peroxisomal biogenesis (eg, Zellweger syndrome) and disorders with loss of a single peroxisomal function Detecting abnormal elevations of pipecolic acid in urine

NIUCR - Overview: Nickel/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine

Preferred specimen type for biomonitoring nickel exposure

RSBV - Overview: Rare Subepithelial Autoimmune Blistering Disease Variants, Serum

Aiding in the diagnosis of rare subepithelial autoimmune blistering diseases, including anti-laminin 332 pemphigoid, anti-p200 pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, and systemic bullous lupus erythematosus

PIPA - Overview: Pipecolic Acid, Serum

Differentiating between disorders of peroxisomal biogenesis (eg, Zellweger syndrome) and disorders with loss of a single peroxisomal function Detecting abnormal elevations of pipecolic acid in serum

COKMX - Overview: Cocaine and Metabolite Confirmation, Chain of Custody, Meconium

Detecting in utero drug exposure up to 5 months before birth Chain of custody is required whenever the results of testing could be used in a court of law. Its purpose is to protect the rights of the individual contributing the specimen by...

PRCAL - Overview: Procalcitonin, Serum

Monitoring antibiotic therapy and all-cause mortality for patients diagnosed with severe sepsis or septic shock in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or when obtained in the emergency department or other medical wards prior to ICU admission

CGAK - Overview: Chromogranin A, Serum

Aiding in monitoring disease progression during the course of disease and treatment in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (grade 1 and grade 2) when used in conjunction with other clinical methods This test is not...

PBCPN - Overview: Primary Biliary Cholangitis Antibody Panel, Serum

Evaluation of at-risk or previously diagnosed primary biliary cholangitis patients with new features of other liver diseases or systemic autoimmune diseases

SCIDP - Overview: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) Gene Panel, Varies

Establishing a diagnosis of a severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) associated with known causal genes Identifying variants within genes known to be associated with SCID, allowing for predictive testing of at-risk family members and/or...

ARSBW - Overview: Arylsulfatase B, Leukocytes

Supporting the biochemical diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome) in whole blood specimens This test is not useful for carrier detection.