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Test ID: CTXP    
Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis, Plasma

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Evaluating patients with a clinical suspicion of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX)

 

Monitoring of individuals with CTX on chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) therapy

 

This test is not useful for the identification of carriers

 

This test is not useful for the evaluation of bile acid malabsorption

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis, P

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Cerebral cholesterinosis
Cerebrotendinous cholesterosis
Van Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein syndrome
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Ketosterols
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7aC4
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12aC4
7a12aC4
7,12aC4