Genetic alleles within HLA-A, B, Cw human MHC locus alleles, Other Supplemental e.g. HLA-A*0101, etc. Genetic alleles within HLA-DR, DQ human MHC locus alleles, Other Supplemental e.g. HLA-DRB1*1501, etc. Elevated levels associated with B12, folic acid, and pyridoxine deficiencies; Homocysteine sample elevated level is > Diagnosis Supplemental or 10.4 μmol/L, > measured in 140 μg/dl; or ug/dL μmol/L Antibodies to retrovirus HTLV-1, typically screen Human T-cell with ELISA, confirmation lymphotropic virus type Diagnosis Supplemental with Western blot 1 (HTLV-1) positive, negative, sometimes provides titers Antibodies to retrovirus Human T-cell HTLV-2, lymphotropic virus type Diagnosis Supplemental positive, negative, 2 (HTLV-2) sometimes provides titers Functional test detects immunoglobulin that binds phospholipids, name is Lupus Anticoagulant misnomer, functionally Diagnosis Supplemental Pro-thrombotic; results reported as positive, negative or not done Antiboodies to Borrelia Burgdorferi, screen with ELISA, confirmation with Lyme disease Ab, Western blot; results Diagnosis Supplemental Serum reported as positive, indeterminant/borderline, negative or not done Elevated levels associated with B12 deficiency; sample normal range Methylmalonic acid Diagnosis Supplemental nmol/L; often elevated non-specifically in elderly; measured in nmol/L
HLA-A, B, Cw Genetic alleles within human MHC locus alleles, e.g. HLA-A*0101, etc. Other Supplemental HLA-DR, DQ Genetic alleles within human MHC locus alleles, e.g. HLA-DRB1*1501, etc. Other Supplemental Homocysteine Elevated levels associated with B12, folic acid, and pyridoxine deficiencies; sample elevated level is > 10.4 μmol/L, or > 140 μg/dl; measured in μmol/L or ug/dL Diagnosis Supplemental Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Antibodies to retrovirus HTLV-1, typically screen with ELISA, confirmation with Western blot positive, negative, sometimes provides titers Diagnosis Supplemental Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) Antibodies to retrovirus HTLV-2, positive, negative, sometimes provides titers Diagnosis Supplemental Lupus Anticoagulant Functional test detects immunoglobulin that binds phospholipids, name is misnomer, functionally Pro-thrombotic; results reported as positive, negative or not done Diagnosis Supplemental Lyme disease Ab, Serum Antiboodies to Borrelia Burgdorferi, screen with ELISA, confirmation with Western blot; results reported as positive, indeterminant/borderline, negative or not done Diagnosis Supplemental Methylmalonic acid Elevated levels associated with B12 deficiency; sample normal range nmol/L; often elevated non-specifically in elderly; measured in nmol/L Diagnosis Supplemental
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