SPSM - Overview: Morphology Evaluation (Special Smear), Blood

Detecting disease states or syndromes of the white blood cells, red blood cells, or platelet cell lines of a patient's peripheral blood

LSD6W - Overview: Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Six-Enzyme Panel, Leukocytes

Diagnosis of the lysosomal storage disorders: Fabry (in male patients), Gaucher, Krabbe, mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (Niemann-Pick types A and B), and Pompe (glycogen storage disorder type II) This...

ASP - Overview: Aspergillus fumigatus, IgE, Serum

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to Aspergillus fumigatus Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...

CHIMS - Overview: Chimerism Transplant Sorted Cells, Varies

Determining the relative amounts of donor and recipient cells in a specimen in sorted cell fractions An indicator of bone marrow transplant success

GB2GP - Overview: Beta-2 Glycoprotein 1 Antibodies, IgG, Serum

Evaluating patients with suspected antiphospholipid syndrome by identification of beta-2 glycoprotein 1 IgG antibodies First-line test when antiphospholipid syndrome is strongly suspected, in conjunction with cardiolipin antibodies (IgG...

GPSYW - Overview: Glucopsychosine, Blood

Second-tier test when newborn screening results with reduced beta-glucosidase (GBA) activity are identified Diagnosis and monitoring of patients with Gaucher disease using whole blood specimens Supporting the biochemical diagnosis of...

DRVI1 - Overview: Dilute Russell's Viper Venom Time (DRVVT), with Reflex, Plasma

Detecting and confirming or helping to exclude the presence of lupus anticoagulants (LA) Identifying LA that do not prolong the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) Evaluating unexplained prolongation of the APTT or prothrombin...

MDYSP - Overview: Inherited Muscular Dystrophy Gene Panel, Varies

Establishing a molecular diagnosis for patients with muscular dystrophy Identifying variants within genes known to be associated with muscular dystrophy, allowing for predictive testing of at-risk family members