Serious health problems may arise if you’re not consuming the right nutrients. Vitamin B testing may be done to check that you’re getting enough B vitamins.
Arboviruses (arthropod-borne virus) cause viral infections that are spread by mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects, such as ticks. Arbovirus testing can help diagnose the cause of meningitis or encephalitis and distinguish an arbovirus infection from other conditions causing similar symptoms.
The apolipoprotein B (Apo B) is a protein involved in the metabolism of lipids. The apo B test may be used, along with other lipid tests, to help determine your risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Antithrombin is a protein in the blood that helps regulate blood clot formation. Antithrombin testing is used to investigate the cause of recurrent blood clot formation (such as DVT) and to identify an antithrombin deficiency.
Tests for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA, pANCA, cANCA, MPO, PR3) may be used to help diagnose autoimmune disorders, such as vasculitis or inflammatory bowel disease.
Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are autoantibodies that are strongly associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC, formerly primary biliary cirrhosis). The AMA or AMA M2 test help diagnose this condition.
Liver kidney microsome type 1 (anti-LKM-1) antibodies target the body’s own enzyme CYP2D6 found primarily in liver cells. The anti-LKM-1 test helps diagnose autoimmune hepatitis and differentiate between type 1 and type 2.
Anti-DNase B is an antibody produced by the immune system in response to a strep infection. The anti-DNase B test helps confirm a recent strep infection as the cause of rheumatic fever or glomerulonephritis, a form of kidney disease.
