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Do
your veins refuse to cooperate during blood draws?
The
following labs conduct tests not done by regular laboratories,
testing for things not checked for in standard lab panels,
or not adequately checked in standard lab tests. For most
of these labs and test, special specimen collection kits
are available, complete instruction to the patient and
doctor as to how the specimens (saliva, urine, stool,
blood) are to be collected, sampled, packed and shipped.
AAL
Reference Lab, Inc.
(Antibody Assay Lab)
1715 E. Wilshire Avenue, Suite 715
Santa Ana, CA 92705
800-522-2611; 1-714-972-9979; Fax 714-543-2034
Natural
killer cell function; Oxidative Protection Screen; Homocysteine;
Male Hormone Replacement Evaluation; Female Hormone Replacement
Evaluation; Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
Evaluation (CFIDS) Panel; Poliovirus Antibodies.
Accu-Chem
Laboratories
990 North Bowser, Suite 800
Richardson TX 75081
800-457-0116, 972-451-5414
Toxicology
tests including blood and adipose testing for volatiles
and organochlorines (pesticides). They do not accept insurance
or Medicare.
Affinity
Labeling Technology, Inc. (ALT)
235 Bolivar Street
Lexington, KY 40508
1-859-388-9445 & 388-9345; Fax: 1-859-388-9645
Heavy
metals; oral bacterial and toxicity. Also ALS, Alzheimer's.
Allos
Reference Laboratory
(Subsidiary of HCDiagnostics)
AMTL
Corporation
One Oakwood Blvd., Suite 130
Hollywood, FL 33020
1-954-923-2990 or 800-881-AMTL; Fax: 954-923-2707
ALCAT
(blood test for food and chemical allergies)
Ciguatera
Toxin Testing
Doctors
Data, Inc.
P.O. Box 111
West Chicago, Illinois 60186
1-800-323-2784 (USA & Canada); 1-630-377-8139 (Elsewhere);
Fax: 1-630-587-7860
Urine Elements (Toxics and Essentials); Urine D-Glucaric
and Mercapturic Acids
Esoterix,
Inc.
Contact
Info
Endocrinology,
Immunology, Toxicology. MSH
The
Great Plains Laboratory, Inc.
11813
West 77th
Lenexa, KS 66214
913-341-8949
Tests are useful in conditions including autism &
PDD, ADD/ADHD, Down's Syndrome with autistic-like symptoms,
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, MS or MS-like symptoms,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Brain Fog, Depression, Psychosis,
GI disorders.
Genova
Diagnostics
Formerly
called Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratories (GSDL.com)
63 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC 28801
1-800-522-4762 (8AM - 8PM EST); Fax: 1-828-252-9303
Endocrinology:
Adrenocortex Stress Profile; Male Hormone; Female Hormone;
Menopause Profile; Comprehensive Melatonin Profile.Gastroenterology:
Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis; Comprehensive
Parasitology Profile; Intestinal Permeability Assessment.
Immunology:
Comprehensive Antibody Assessment. Nutritional:
Elemental Analysis. Metabolic:
Comprehensive Detox Profile; Oxidative Stress Analysis;
Cotinine Assay. Check the Genova site for more tests.
Hemex
Laboratories, Inc.
2505 West Beryl Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85021-1461
800-999-CLOT (2568)
Hemostasis
and thrombosis disorders (including hypercoagulable state);
hematology.
IGeneX,
Inc.
797 San Antonio Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94303
800-832-3200
Tests
include: Lyme Disease (Serology [ELISA], Western Blot,
Dot-Blot Assay [LDA], Multiplex [tissue, CSF, etc.]);
Bartonella henselae PCF (blood, tick); Babesia PCR (blood,
tick); Erlichiosis PCR.
Immunodiagnostic
Laboratories, Inc.
P.O.Box 5755
10930 Bigge St.
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-635-4555; 510-635-5667 FAX
Immunodeficiency,
autoimmunity, neoplastic and infectious diseases.
Recently
purchased by LabCorp
Immunosciences
Lab, Inc.
8730 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 305
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(800) 950-4686, (310) 657-1077; Fax: (310) 657-105
Autoimmune, CFS, Immunotoxicology. Rnase-L: $250 (10/12/01);
may be covered by Medicare, depending on the diagnosis.
IntraCellular
Diagnostics, Inc.
Exatest.com
553 Pilgrim Drive, Suite B,
Foster City, CA 94404
650-349-5233
Buccal cell swab for intracellular magnesium, calcium,
potassium, phosphorous, sodium, chloride testing.
Inter
Science Institute
944 West Hyde Park Blvd
Inglewood CA 90302
310-677-3322
Clinical chemistry (limited); endocrinology. MSH test.
LabCorp
West Coast Division (see
other divisions)
5601 Oberlin Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92121
858-455-1221; 800-859-6046
General lab services; Stricker
NK Panel CD-57 for Lyme patients
Medical
Diagnostic Laboratories (MDL)
133 Gaither Drive, Suite C
Mt. Laurel NJ 08054
Toll Free 877-269-0090
Western Blot (IgG/IgM)
for Lyme; New: PCR for West Nile Virus
Metametrix
4855 Peachtree Ind. Blvd.
Norcross, GA 30092
1-800-221-4640; FAX 1-770-441-2237
Mercury
testing
NanobacLabs
2727 W. ML King Blvd, Suite 850
Tampa FL 33607
813-264-2241
Nanobacteria testing
Neuroscience
Inc.
373 280th Street
Osceaola WI 54020
888-342-7272; 715-294-2144
Neurotransmitter testing
Oncolab,
Inc.
36
The Fenway
Boston, MA 02215
617-536-0850; 800-9CA-TEST (800-922-8378)
AMAS (Anti-Malignin Antibody in Serum)
Specialty
Laboratories, Inc.
2211 Michigan Ave
Santa Monica CA 90404-3900
310-828-6543; 800-421-7110
Poliovirus
Antibodies; Allergy & Immunology; Cardiology &
Coagulation; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Genetics;
Infectious Diseases; Neurology; Pathology; Rheumatology;
Toxicology
ViraCor
10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 319
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
(800) 305-5198; Fax: (414) 453-7295
Rapid
Human Herpes Virus 6 Culture; Human Herpes Virus 6 PCR
on cerebral spinal fluid; Rapid Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Culture; Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) IgM by IFA. Note: Medicare
no longer covers the HHV6 test other than for those with
AIDS or undergoing an organ transplant. Check with VirCor
to see if the other tests are still covered or not. HHV6+CMV
is $395 (10/12/01).
ZRT
Laboratory
1815 NW 169th Pl, Suite 5050
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
Phone: 503 466-2445
Fax: 503 466-1636
Saliva and blood
spot testing for hormones, including thyroid. Except
for CA and NY residents, patients may order these kits
themselves. See website for more details.
Autoimmune
Technologies LLC
144 Elks Place, Suite 1402
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112
1-504-529-9944; Fax: 1-504-568-0634
Developing
tests for fibromyalgia, Grave's, Sjögren's, Lupus,
GWI, and Non-HIV AIDS.
Home
Testing
Direct
Laboratory Services, Inc
800-908-0000
Tests include thyroid panel w/TSH, blood type, CRP,
homocysteine, iron w/TIBC, hormones, toxic metals, and
more. Order the kit, send back the specimens for lab processing.
HealthCheckUSA
800-929-2044
Offers
home testing for thyroid (see also www.thyroid-info.com),
ABO and Rh, Chlamydia antibody, Combination Allergy Panel,
Comprehensive Food Allergy, HIV, Hemochromatosis, Herpes
Simplex 1&2 IgG & IgM, Lupus Diagnostic ANA, and
Lyme Disease (Western Blot/Enzyme Immunassay). See their
website for more information on what the tests are and
how to ordering and submit them.
ZRT Laboratory
For
additional labs, see HealthWorld Online's Diagnostic
Labs listing.
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