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Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
Specific Tests
▲ Immunofluorescence:
Centromere pattern, almost exclusively found in the CREST syndrome
(Calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly and
Telangiectasias), a mild variant of progressive systemic sclerosis. [From the postgraduate course on
autoantibodies, organised by Dr. Urania Spyrakou]. IDEA offers a comprehensive menu of clinical
& laboratory testing plus specific diagnostic & therapeutic
procedures some of which are not performed in any other medical centre in Greece, regardless of
the size of its facilities and the number of its staff.
It is a long-standing tradition for our laboratory, which has been the
first investigated allergy in Greece using blood tests over the past 35 years. Below is a brief reference
to some specific tests: ·
AMAS
(antimalignin). Blood test for early diagnosis, prognosis and
observation of all malignancies independent of the origin or the histological
type. (Test performed at the Oncolab, Boston). ·
ENA
Profile 8. Determination of autoantibodies to eight
(8) extractable nuclear antigens in human blood. ·
Active
eosinophils (expr. GM-CSF). Increased number of GM-CSF positive
eosinophils has been found in progressive asthma
and it is irrespective
of total eosinophil count. ·
Eosinophilic
cationic protein (ECP). It is one best-known protein
mediator from the active eosinophils. ·
Basal
metabolic rate (BMR).
Determination of the daily “combustion” of calories by the oxygen
consumption method (indirect calorimetry). ·
Complete
semen examination. Microscopic, functional, biochemical and immunologic (MAR test) examination of the
semen. The SFI (Sperm Fertility
Index) is calculated. ·
Blood
proteomic profile. Biological profile of the effect of
different chemical reagents on blood’s proteins according to the Institut
Européen de Protidologie.
(Co-operation of C.E.I.A. Lab, Brussels). ·
GST-ì (Cancer susceptibility marker). The presence or absence of this enzyme can
affect an individual’s susceptibility to cancers. Presentation by IDEA scientists at the Congress of the American
Association for Clinical Chemistry (Chicago, 1996). ·
IAST
(Inhalation
Allergy Screen Test). A valuable test
for the diagnosis of respiratory allergy.
It distinguishes with certainty allergic from non-allergic patients. Papers for IAST have been presented to the
10th Pancretan Medical Congress (Rethymnon, 2000), the 5th National Congress
of Immunology (Athens, 2001), the Interasma Regional Meeting (Marrakech,
2003) and the 21st Medical Congress of Hellenic Armed Forces (Thessalonica,
2006). ·
Trace
elements. Determination by the GF-AAS method of 15
elements in blood. (Aluminium, Cobalt, Copper, Chromium, Iron,
Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium, Silicon, Vanadium, Zinc, Lead,
Rubidium, Cadmium). ·
UMMA
test (Urine
methylmalonic acid). The most reliable method for the detection of vitamin B12
deficiency available. (Co-operation
of Norman Clinical Laboratory, Cincinnati). ·
Special
biological treatments
for asthma and COPD (at reasonable cost). The operation of
the diagnostic laboratory has been temporarily suspended. Only the Petroupolis Pulmonary Outpatients' Clinic is
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