Immunohistochemistry staining for 1 marker (antibody SYNAPTOPHYSIN) **

_*This test is for customers who request a confirmatory HIV test directly, such as those who have already had a screening test at another facility or prefer to proceed directly with confirmation without HIV screening at Diag. _

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It weakens a person’s immune system by destroying important cells that fight disease and infection.

HIV is transmitted by sexual contact, exposure to blood or blood products, and prenatal infection of a fetus or perinatal infection of a newborn.

There is currently no effective cure for HIV. However, with proper medical care, the condition can be controlled.

When people with HIV do not get treatment, they typically progress through three stages. Stage 1, the most contagious phase, involves acute infection with flu-like symptoms. Stage 2 is a chronic infection with no symptoms, but HIV is still transmissible at this stage. Stage 3 is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the most severe stage of HIV infection, with an increasing number of opportunistic infections or other serious illnesses.

The test is used for the simultaneous qualitative detection of HIV p24 antigen and HIV antibodies.

The Carrier Screening 18 test is a genetic test that screens for 18 specific genetic diseases.
1. Alpha Thalassemia
2. Beta Thalassemia
3. Galactose metabolism disorder
4. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
5. G6PD deficiency
6. Glycogen storage disease type 2 (Pompe disease)
7. Citrin deficiency
8. 5-alpha reductase deficiency
9. Copper metabolism disorder (Wilson disease)
10. Fabry disease
11. Non-syndromic hearing loss (GJB2)
12. Cystic Fibrosis
13. Usher syndrome (hearing impairment and vision loss)
14. Primary hyperoxaluria
15. Glucose metabolism disorder
16. Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD)
17. Gaucher disease
18. Bloom syndrome

This test is used to diagnose and monitor BK virus infection. BK virus is a major cause of nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients and hemorrhagic cystitis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.

Chloride is an electrolyte that helps control the distribution of fluid and the pH balance in your body. Chloride is often measured with other electrolytes to diagnose or monitor conditions such as heart failure and kidney or liver disease.