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Laboratory tests database

Search our database for a complete list of the laboratory tests that we undertake at GOSH.

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  1. Acanthamoeba: microscopy and culture
  2. Acanthamoeba: PCR
  3. Acetoacetate
  4. Acid esterase
  5. Acylcarnitines: bile
  6. Acylcarnitines: blood spot
  7. Acylcarnitines: urine
  8. ADA mutation
  9. Adenosine deaminase 2 enzyme (research and development assay)
  10. Adenovirus DNA by PCR
  11. Adrenal cortex antibodies
  12. Aldolase B
  13. ALEX (Allergy explorer)
  14. Alpha Hantavirus
  15. Ameobic Serology
  16. Amikacin: blood
  17. Amikacin: CSF
  18. Amino acids: blood spot branched chain
  19. Amino acids: CSF
  20. Amino acids: plasma (HPLC)
  21. Amino acids: plasma (IEA)
  22. Amino acids: total homocysteine
  23. Amino acids: urine
  24. Amphotericin
  25. Anaplasma (Ehrlichia)
  26. ANCA (anti neutrophil cytoplasmic abs)
  27. Angiostrongyloides
  28. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
  29. Anti C1q +A74:G76antibodies
  30. Anti-AAV9 IgG
  31. Anti-acetylcholine receptor (ACHR)
  32. Anti-ganglioside antibodies (includes GM1, GD1a, GT1b, GQ1b and sulphatides)
  33. Anti-nuclear antigen
  34. Anti-Streptolysin O or DNAase B
  35. Anti-Xa assay
  36. Antigen biopsy
  37. Antigen faeces
  38. Apoptosis biomarkers
  39. Apoptosis functional
  40. Aquaporin 4 antibodies
  41. Arbo flavivirus
  42. Arginase
  43. Argininosuccinate lyase
  44. Arylsulphatase A
  45. Arylsulphatase B
  46. Asparaginase
  47. Aspartylglucosaminidase
  48. Aspergillus antibody
  49. Aspergillus antigen (Galactomannan)
  50. Autoimmune profile
  1. B-cell maturation panel
  2. Babesia
  3. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: blood cultures
  4. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: body fluids (other than urine)
  5. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: eye swabs
  6. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: faeces and rectal swabs
  7. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: legionella culture
  8. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: MRSA screen
  9. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: respiratory swabs
  10. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: skin and site swabs
  11. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: sputum, respiratory secretions, washings or aspirates
  12. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: tips
  13. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: tissue, biopsy, pus
  14. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: urine
  15. Bacterial culture and sensitivity: wound and umbilical swabs
  16. Bartonella (cat scratch fever)
  17. Basal ganglia antibodies
  18. Beta 2 microglobulin
  19. Beta-D Glucan
  20. Biotinidase
  21. Blastomyces antibody
  22. Blood film report, including bone marrow slides
  23. Blood group and antibody screen
  24. Bloodspot newborn screening - glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1)
  25. Bloodspot newborn screening - maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
  26. Bloodspot newborn screening - phenylketonuria (PKU)
  27. Bloodspot newborn screening - sickle cell disease (SCD)
  28. Bloodspot newborn screening - congemital hypothyroidism (CHT)
  29. Bloodspot newborn screening - cystic fibrosis (CF)
  30. Bloodspot newborn screening - homocystinuria (pyridoxine unresponsive, HCU)
  31. Bloodspot newborn screening - isovaleric aciduria (IVA)
  32. Bloodspot newborn screening - medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
  33. Bloodspot TSH- hypothyroidism
  34. BMT engraftment studies
  35. Bone marrow blood characterisation (haematological)
  36. Bone marrow film report
  37. Bone marrow manipulation red blood cell depletion
  38. Bone marrow manipulation volume reduction
  39. Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell manipulations: CD34 selection
  40. Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell manipulations: Cryopreserve
  41. Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell manipulations: TCR α/β depletion
  42. Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell manipulations: wash cords
  43. Borrelia - Lyme
  44. Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
  45. Brucella
  46. Busulfan
  1. C1 esterase inhibitor
  2. C1q levels
  3. C2 levels
  4. C3 nephritic factor
  5. Calprotectin
  6. Candida antibody
  7. Candida antigen (Mannan)
  8. Candida stimulation
  9. Carbamoyl phosphate synthase
  10. Cardiac muscle antibodies
  11. Cardiolipin antibodies (IgG)
  12. CD3 enumeration and viability tests
  13. CD3 stimulation
  14. CD3 viability
  15. CD34 enumeration and viability
  16. CD40 (research and development assay)
  17. CD40 ligand (CD154)
  18. CD62L shedding
  19. CD66abce expression on leukaemic cells
  20. Ceftazidime
  21. Cell fractionation
  22. Cell lineage chimerism analysis
  23. CGD proteins by Flow cytometry (gp91, p47, p67,p22 and p40) (research and development assay for p67,p22,p40)
  24. CGD proteins by immunoblot (gp91, p47, p67,p22 and p40)
  25. Chitotriosidase
  26. Chlamydia pneumoniae
  27. Chloramphenicol
  28. Ciprofloxacin
  29. Clostridium difficile
  30. Coeliac Screen
  31. Colistin
  32. Common gamma chain
  33. Complement C3 and C4
  34. Count and Issue of HPC (A) and HPC (M)
  35. Covid T cell proliferation
  36. COVID-19 Serology
  37. Creatine and guanidinoacetate: plasma & urine
  38. CRIM
  39. Cryptococcus antibody
  40. Cryptococcus antigen
  41. Cryptosporidium: microscopy
  42. Cryptosporidium: PCR
  43. CTLA4
  44. Cycloserine
  45. Cysticercosis
  46. Cystine
  47. Cytokines
  48. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) real time PCR
  49. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) referred - resistance testing
  50. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology IgM and IgG
  1. Daptomycin
  2. Diabetes antibody screen (GAD, IA2 ZNT8)
  3. Dihydrorhodamine
  4. Direct antiglobulin test
  5. DOCK 8
  6. Donor sample
  7. Double stranded DNA antibodies
  8. Drug levels and antibodies including infliximab, adalimumab, vedolizumab and ustekinumab
  1. E. coli 0157
  2. E. coli type K1
  3. EBV referred serology (EBNA IgG)
  4. Electron microscopy report
  5. EMA binding (HS)
  6. Enterobactericeae spp PCR
  7. Enterovirus Real time PCR
  8. Enterovirus referred resistance testing
  9. Enzyme histochemistry & frozen histochemistry
  10. Epstein Barr nirus (EBV) serology IgM and IgG
  11. Epstein Barr virus (EBV) real time PCR
  12. Erythroid immunophenotyping
  13. Extended respiratory panel: (Internal only)
  14. Extractable nuclear antigens
  1. Factor assays (APTT based) VIII IX XI XII
  2. Factor assays (PT based) II V VI X
  3. Factor H
  4. Factor I
  5. Factor VIII chromogenic
  6. Faecal pancreatic elastase
  7. Fasciola
  8. FGF-21
  9. Fibrinogen antigen
  10. Filaria
  11. Flow MRD (ALL, AML, Post BMT and CAR-T monitoring)
  12. Fluconazole
  13. Flucytosine
  14. Free fatty acids (non-esterified fatty acids, NEFA
  15. Fructose-1,6 bisphosphatase
  16. Full blood count
  17. Funal isolate: sensitivities
  18. Functional complement: alternative
  19. Functional complement: classical
  20. Fungal culture and sensitivity: hair, nails
  21. Fungal culture and sensitivity: other specimen types
  22. Fungal culture and sensitivity: skin scrapings (for dermatophytes)
  23. Fungal PCR
  24. α-fucosidase
  1. GAD 65 antibodies
  2. Galactocerebrosidase
  3. Galactose -1-phosphate uridyl-transferase
  4. Galactose-1 phosphate
  5. Gastroenteritis Virus panel
  6. Gene therapy (bone marrow)
  7. Gene therapy integration (blood)
  8. Gene therapy serology
  9. Gene therapy VCN (blood)
  10. Gene therapy VCN (bone marrow)
  11. Gentamicin: blood
  12. Gentamicin: CSF
  13. Globotriaosylceramide (GL3/GB3)
  14. Glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies
  15. Glomuerular filtration rate
  16. Glucose tetrasaccharide
  17. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)
  18. Glucose-6-phosphate hydrolase
  19. Glucose-6-phosphate translocase
  20. Glycogen brancher
  21. Glycogen debrancher
  22. Glycosaminoglycans
  23. GM-CFU colony assay
  24. Granule release assay
  25. Group A strep PCR
  26. Group B strep PCR
  27. α-1,4-glucosidase
  28. α-galactosidase
  29. β-galactosidase (GM1 gangliosidosis)
  30. β-galactosidase (MPS IVB)
  31. β-glucosidase
  32. β-glucuronidase
  1. 3-(β)Hydroxy-butyrate (BOHB)
  2. Haemophilus influenzae type B
  3. Helicobacter antibody serum
  4. Heparan sulphamidase
  5. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) referred PCR and reference
  6. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) serology IgM and total anytibody
  7. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) real time PCR
  8. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) referred HBcore IgM, HBsAg confirmation
  9. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Serology HBsAb, HBsAg, HBcT, HBeAg and Ab
  10. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) - real time PCR
  11. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) referred confirmation testing
  12. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) referred genotyping
  13. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) serology antibodies
  14. Hepatitis D virus
  15. Hepatitis E IgG IgM
  16. Hepatitis E virus
  17. Hepatitis screen
  18. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) erology IgG
  19. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)real time PCR
  20. Hexosaminidase A
  21. HHV7
  22. Histoplasma capsulatum antibody
  23. HLA typing B27
  24. HLA typing B51
  25. HLA typing B57
  26. HLA typing DQ2 and DQ8
  27. Hormones: 17-hydroxyprogesteron
  28. Hormones: ACTH
  29. Hormones: Antimullerian hormone (AMH)
  30. Hormones: C-peptide
  31. Hormones: Inhibin B
  32. Hormones: Insulin
  33. HTLV 1 and 2 serology HTLV 1 and 2 antibodies
  34. HTLV 1 and 2 reffered real time PCR
  35. Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) real time PCR
  36. Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) resistance testing
  37. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) real time PCR
  38. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) referred confirmation
  39. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) referred pro-viral PCR
  40. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) resistance genotyping
  41. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) serology anitibodies
  42. HVA and VMA
  43. Hytatid
  44. Β-haemolytic streptococci group B (Streptococcus agalactiae)
  1. Iduronate sulphatase
  2. IgD
  3. IgE
  4. IgG subclasses
  5. IL18 (research and development assay)
  6. Immunoglobulins IgG, IgA, IgM
  7. Immunohistochemistry
  8. Inhibitor assays
  9. Insulin antibodies
  10. Interferon beta neutralising antibodies
  11. Interferon signature gene expression assay (research and development assay)
  12. Intra cellular markers (MPO, cCD79a, cCD3)
  13. Iron stain
  14. Isavuconazole
  15. Isohaemagglutinin titres IgM
  16. Itraconazole
  17. α-iduronidase
  1. Jejunal biopsy disaccharides
  1. Kingella kingae PCR
  2. Kinyoun stain (AAFB) microscopy
  3. Kymriah CAR T cell monitoring (research and development assay)
  1. Lactate or pyruvate disorders: lactate
  2. Lactate or pyruvate disorders: lactate/Pyruvate ratio
  3. LBRA (research and development assay)
  4. Legionella
  5. Leishmania Culture and PCR
  6. Leishmania serology
  7. Leptospira
  8. Leukaemia screen
  9. Lipase
  10. Lymphocyte subsets ACT
  11. Lymphocyte subsets basic
  12. Lymphocyte subsets CD19/20
  13. Lymphocyte subsets CD25
  14. Lymphocyte subsets MEM
  15. Lymphocyte subsets MHCI
  16. Lymphocyte subsets neutrophil
  17. Lymphocyte subsets TCT
  18. Lymphocyte subsets ThyE
  19. Lymphocyte subsets Treg
  20. Lymphocyte subsets V beta repertoire
  21. Lymphocyte subsets XBMEM
  22. Lymphoid immunophenotyping
  23. Lymphoma immunophenotyping
  24. Lyso-globotriaosyl-ceramide
  1. Mannose binding lectin
  2. Mast cell tryptase
  3. Measles referred PCR
  4. Measles referred serology
  5. Measles serology IgG
  6. Meningococcal PCR
  7. Meningococcal W and Y
  8. Meropenem
  9. Metagenomics
  10. Metals: Copper
  11. Metals: Manganese
  12. Metals: Selenium
  13. Metals: Zinc
  14. Methotrexate level
  15. Mixed lymphocyte culture (research and development assay)
  16. MLL associated NG2 expression on leukaemia cells
  17. Molecular immunology miscellaneous
  18. Multiple enzyme defects: Galactosialidosis (α-neuraminidase / β-galactosidase)
  19. Multiple enzyme defects: multiple hydrolases
  20. Multiple enzyme defects: multiple sulphatases
  21. Multiple enzyme screen (Angiokeratoma)
  22. Multiple enzyme screen (Cherry red spot)
  23. Multiple enzyme screen (Dysmorphic screen)
  24. Multiple enzyme screen (Hepato/splenomegaly screen)
  25. Multiple enzyme screen (Neuroscreen)
  26. Mumps IgG IgM
  27. Mumps RNA
  28. Muscle immunohistochemistry
  29. MUSK antibodies
  30. Mycobacterial culture and sensitivity: blood and bone marrow
  31. Mycobacterial culture and sensitivity: sputum, bronchoaveolar lavage, body fluids, gastric aspirates, urine
  32. Mycobacterial culture and sensitivity: tissues including lymph notes and biopsies
  33. Mycobacterial PCR
  34. Mycoplasma referred PCR
  35. Mycoplasma serology IgG and IgM
  36. Myelodysplastic or myeloproliferative disorders (diagnostic and follow up)
  37. Myeloid immunophenotyping
  38. Myeloid related protein (MRP 8 and 14)
  39. Myositis profile
  40. α-mannosidase
  41. β-mannosidase
  1. N-acetyl galactosamine-6-sulphatase
  2. N-acetyl-glucosamine-6-sulphatase
  3. N-acetyltransferase
  4. Neisseria meningitidis groups A,B,C,W135
  5. Neisseria meningititis functional antibody to serogroups ACYW135 or B
  6. Neuroblastoma solid tumour markers (diagnostic and follow up)
  7. Neuropathology report
  8. Neutrophil phagocytosis
  9. Nitrobluetetrazolium
  10. NK killing assay (research and development assay)
  11. NMDA receptor antibodies
  12. α-N-acetyl galactosaminidase
  13. α-N-acetylglucosaminidase
  14. α-neuraminidase
  1. Organic acids
  2. Organic acids: glycerol
  3. Organic acids: methylmalonic acid (MMA)
  4. Organic acids: N-acetylaspartate
  5. Organic acids: orotic acid
  6. Organic acids: succinylacetone
  7. Ornithine carbamoyl transferase
  8. Ova, cysts and parasite microscopy
  1. 6-phosphofructokinase
  2. Paediatric histopathology report
  3. Palmitoyl protein thioesterase (PPT)
  4. Paraneoplastic antibodies
  5. Parechovirus real time PCR
  6. Parvovirus B19 real time PCR
  7. Parvovirus B19 serology IgG and IgM
  8. Perforin
  9. PHA +/- IL2
  10. PHA stimulation
  11. PHA: separated cells
  12. Phage reconstitution
  13. Phosphoethanolamine
  14. Phosphoglucomutase
  15. Phosphorylase
  16. Phosphorylase b kinase (PHKA2)
  17. Phosphorylase b kinase (PHKB)
  18. Phosphorylase b kinase (PHKG2)
  19. PKU clinic and tyrosinemia monitoring ( PKU Clinic)
  20. Platelet glycoproteins
  21. Pneumococcal abs (serotype specific)
  22. Pneumococcal PCR
  23. Pneumocystis jirocecii pneumonia (PCP) real time PCR
  24. PNH flow
  25. Polyoma BK and JC Virus real time PCR
  26. Posaconazole
  27. Post-mortem report
  28. Pre CAR-T assessment and leukaemic cell quantification of CD19, CD22, CD52 or CD7
  1. RCR/RCL plasma
  2. Recipient pre-BMT sample
  3. Reducing substances: urine
  4. Reducing sustances: stool
  5. Referred cultures: francisella tularaemia
  6. Referred cultures: mycoplasma/urea plasma (urine, CSF, sputum)
  7. Renal tubular markers: N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG)
  8. Renal tubular markers: retinol binding protein (RBP)
  9. Respiratory Virus Panel: Flu A, B and H1N1, Paraflu 1, 2 and 3, RSV A and B, Human metapneumo virus, Adeno virus, Rhinovirus and SARS-CoV-2
  10. Rheumatoid factor (RF)
  11. Rhinovirus or Enterovirus differentiation
  12. Rickettsia or Coxiella or Q Fever
  13. Rifampicin
  14. Rubella referred IgM serology
  15. Rubella reffered PCR
  16. Rubella serology IgG
  1. 16S PCR
  2. SAP
  3. Save cells
  4. Schistosoma
  5. Screening cultures: haemolytic streptococcus screening (nose and throat)
  6. Screening cultures: MRSE screening
  7. Screening cultures: resistant gram-negative screening
  8. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
  9. Sialic acid
  10. Soluble C5b-C9 (research and development assay)
  11. Soluble CD25
  12. Special stains (Histochemistry)
  13. Specific IgE
  14. Spectratyping
  15. Sphingomyelinase
  16. Staph aureus PCR
  17. Staphylococcus aureus typing
  18. Stat 1 tyrosine phosphorylation (research and development assay)
  19. Stat 3 tyrosine phosphorylation (research and development assay)
  20. Stat 5 tyrosine phosphorylation
  21. Streptococcus antibody
  22. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  23. Streptomycin
  24. Strongyloides
  25. Sugar chromatography: stool
  26. Sugar chromatography: urine
  27. Sulphocysteine
  28. Syphilis antibody
  29. Syphilis serology
  1. TB quantiferon
  2. Teicoplanin
  3. Tetanus antibodies
  4. Tetrasaccharides
  5. Th17
  6. Thawing and washing of HPC (A) or HPC (M)
  7. Thymus culture
  8. Thyroid antibodies
  9. Tobramycin: blood
  10. Tobramycin: CSF
  11. Total isohaemagglutinins
  12. Total β-hexosaminidase
  13. Toxocara
  14. Toxoplasma referred IgM
  15. Toxoplasma referred PCR
  16. Toxoplasma serology IgG
  17. TRECS analysis
  18. TRECs screening on dried blood spots (Guthrie card)
  19. Trichinella
  20. Tripeptidyl peptidase I (TPP)
  21. Trypanosoma
  22. TSHR antibodies
  1. Vancomycin: blood
  2. Vancomycin: CSF
  3. Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) real time PCR
  4. Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) serology IgG
  5. Very long chain fatty acids (includes phytanate & pristanate)
  6. Voriconazole
  7. VWF activity
  8. VWF antigen
  9. VWF collagen binding assay
  10. VZV viral whole genome sequencing
  1. WASP
  2. WASP by immunoblot
  3. Whipples PCR
  1. XIAP
  2. XIAP functional assay (research and development assay)