PBGDW - Overview: Porphobilinogen Deaminase, Washed Erythrocytes

Confirmation of a diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria using washed erythrocyte specimens

PBALP - Overview: Porphobilinogen and Aminolevulinic Acid, Plasma

An equivalent option to urine for first-line test for evaluation of a suspected acute porphyria Monitoring patients undergoing treatment for an acute intermittent porphyria or other acute porphyria

PARVO - Overview: Parvovirus B19, Molecular Detection, PCR, Varies

Diagnosing parvovirus B19 infection

DHVD - Overview: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D, Serum

As a second-order test in the assessment of vitamin D status, especially in patients with renal disease Investigation of some patients with clinical evidence of vitamin D deficiency (eg, vitamin D-dependent rickets due to hereditary...

UPGDW - Overview: Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase, Washed Erythrocytes

Diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda type II and hepatoerythropoietic porphyria

UPGD - Overview: Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase, Whole Blood

Preferred test for the confirmation of a diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda type II and hepatoerythropoietic porphyria

PPFWE - Overview: Protoporphyrins, Fractionation, Washed Erythrocytes

Preferred test for analysis of erythrocyte protoporphyrin fractions Preferred test for evaluating patients with possible diagnoses of erythropoietic protoporphyria and X-linked dominant protoporphyria Establishing a biochemical...

SLC1Q - Overview: Solute Carrier Organic Anion Transporter Family Member 1B1 (SLCO1B1) Genotype, Statin, Varies

Predicting risk for statin-associated myopathy in patients beginning statin therapy, especially simvastatin therapy Determining a potential statin lipid lowering response, especially when using pravastatin

CIB - Overview: Cutaneous Direct Immunofluorescence Assay, Varies

Confirming a diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid, cicatricial pemphigoid, pemphigoid gestationis and other variants of pemphigoid, all types of pemphigus, including paraneoplastic pemphigus (paraneoplastic multiorgan syndrome), dermatitis...

CINP - Overview: Cortisol, Mass Spectrometry, Serum

Second-order testing when cortisol measurement by immunoassay (eg, CORT / Cortisol, Serum) gives results that are not consistent with clinical symptoms, or if patients are known to, or suspected of, taking exogenous synthetic steroids...