Blood Test & Biomarker Glossary

Every biomarker in a typical lab report, explained in plain English.

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ABO Blood Group & Rh Type Adiponectin ADMA (Asymmetric Dimethylarginine) Adrenal Gland Disorders Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Albumin Albumin/Globulin (A/G) Ratio Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Alternaria alternata (m6) IgE Amylase Amyloid Beta 42/40 Ratio ANA Pattern Anaplasma phagocytophilum Ab Androstenedione Anemia Anion Gap Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Anti-Ro (SS-A) Ab Anti-SS-A 52kD Ab Anti-SS-B Ab Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) ApoB/ApoA1 Ratio Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) Arachidonic Acid (Omega-6) Arachidonic Acid / EPA Ratio Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Aspergillus fumigatus (m3) IgE Atherogenic Coefficient Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) Atypical Lymphocytes Atypical Mononuclear Cells

B Vitamins Babesia microti Ab Band Neutrophils Bartonella henselae Ab Bartonella quintana Ab Basophils (Absolute Count) Basophils (Percent) Bermuda Grass (g2) IgE Beta-2-Glycoprotein IgA Beta-2-Glycoprotein IgG Beta-2-Glycoprotein IgM Bicarbonate (CO2) Birch (t3) IgE Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Borrelia burgdorferi Ab (Lyme ELISA) Borrelia burgdorferi IgG Western Blot Borrelia burgdorferi IgM Western Blot BUN/Creatinine Ratio Burr Cells (Echinocytes)

C-Peptide C-Reactive Protein (CRP) C4a (Complement Split Product) Calcium Cardiolipin Ab IgA Cardiolipin Ab IgG Cardiolipin Ab IgM Castelli Risk Index I Castelli Risk Index II Cat Dander (e1) IgE Centromere B Antibody Chlamydia trachomatis Chloride Cholinesterase (Serum) Chromatin Antibody Chromium Cockroach (i6) IgE Coenzyme Q10 Common Ragweed (w1) IgE Complement C3 Complement C4 Copper Cortisol Creatine Kinase (CK) Creatinine Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Ab (CCP) Cystatin C Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Ab

D. farinae (d2) IgE D. pteronyssinus (d1) IgE Deamidated Gliadin IgA Deamidated Gliadin IgG DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) DHEA-Sulfate (DHEA-S) Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) Direct Bilirubin (Conjugated) Dog Dander (e5) IgE Double-Stranded DNA Antibodies (dsDNA)

EBV Early Antigen D (EA-D) IgG EBV Nuclear Antigen (EBNA) IgG EBV VCA IgG EBV VCA IgM Ehrlichia chaffeensis Ab Elm (t8) IgE Eosinophils (Absolute Count) Eosinophils (Percent) EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Estradiol (E2) Et-PFOSA-AcOH

Fasting Glucose Ferritin FIB-4 Index (Fibrosis-4) Fibrinogen Folate (Serum) Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Free PSA Free T3 (Free Triiodothyronine) Free T4 (Free Thyroxine) Free Testosterone

Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Globulin Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)

HDL Cholesterol Hematocrit Hemoglobin Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Hepatitis A Total Antibody Hepatitis B Core Antibody (HBcAb) Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (HBsAb) Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Hepatitis C Antibody Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) IgG Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) IgG HHV-6 Ab (Human Herpesvirus 6) HIV RNA (NAT) HIV-1 Antigen (p24) HIV-1 Differentiation Ab HIV-1/2 Antibodies Holotranscobalamin (Active B12) HOMA-IR (Insulin Resistance Index) Homocysteine hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) HSV-2 IgG Inhibition Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

IgA (Immunoglobulin A) IgE Total IgG (Immunoglobulin G) IgG Subclass 1 IgG Subclass 2 IgG Subclass 3 IgG Subclass 4 IgM (Immunoglobulin M) Immature Granulocytes (IG) Insulin (Fasting) Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Iodine Iron

Jo-1 Antibody

Lactate (Lactic Acid) Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Large HDL Particles LDL Cholesterol LDL Particle Number (LDL-P) LDL Particle Size LDL-C/ApoB Ratio LDL/HDL Ratio Lead (Blood Lead) Leptin Linoleic Acid (Omega-6) Lipase Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] Lp-PLA2 (Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2) Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio (LMR) Lymphocytes (Absolute Count) Lymphocytes (Percent)

Magnesium, Blood MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin) MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration) MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) MCV Antibody Me-PFOSA-AcOH Medium LDL Particles Menopause Mercury (Blood Mercury) Metabolic Syndrome Methylmalonic Acid (MMA) MMP-9 (Matrix Metalloproteinase-9) Molybdenum Monocyte-to-HDL Ratio (MHR) Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR) Monocytes (Absolute Count) Mountain Cedar (t6) IgE MPV (Mean Platelet Volume) Mugwort (w6) IgE Myeloperoxidase (MPO)

Neutrophil-to-HDL Ratio (NHR) Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Neutrophils (Absolute Count) Neutrophils (Percent) Non-HDL Cholesterol Non-HDL/ApoB Ratio

Oak (t7) IgE Omega-3 DPA (Docosapentaenoic Acid) Omega-3 Index Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio Osteoporosis Oxidized LDL (oxLDL)

PAI-1 (Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1) Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Penicillium notatum (m1) IgE Percent Free PSA (% Free PSA) PFBS (Perfluorobutane Sulfonate) PFDA (Perfluorodecanoic Acid) PFHpA (Perfluoroheptanoic Acid) PFHxS (Perfluorohexane Sulfonate) PFNA (Perfluorononanoic Acid) PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic Acid) PFOS (Perfluorooctane Sulfonate) PFUnDA (Perfluoroundecanoic Acid) Phosphorus Plasma Osmolality Platelet Count Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) Platelet-to-WBC Ratio (PWR) Potassium Progesterone Prolactin Prolymphocytes

RDW (Red Cell Distribution Width) Red Blood Cell Count (RBC) Remnant Cholesterol Reticulocyte Count (Absolute) Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Rheumatoid Factor IgA Rheumatoid Factor IgM RNP Antibody Rough Pigweed (w14) IgE

Scl-70 Antibody SDMA (Symmetric Dimethylarginine) Selenium Serum Iron Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP) Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) Sleep Apnea Small LDL Particles Smith Antibody Sodium SPEP — Albumin Band SPEP — Alpha-1 Globulin Band SPEP — Alpha-2 Globulin Band SPEP — Beta Globulin Band SPEP — Gamma Globulin Band Sycamore (t11) IgE Syphilis RPR Syphilis RPR Titer Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI)

Testosterone, Total TG/ApoB Ratio Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Tg-Ab) Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb) Thyroid Diseases Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (Anti-TPO) Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin (TSI) Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG) Timothy Grass (g6) IgE Tissue Transglutaminase Ab IgA (tTG-IgA) Tissue Transglutaminase Ab IgG (tTG-IgG) TMAO (Trimethylamine N-Oxide) Total Bilirubin Total Cholesterol Total Cholesterol to HDL Ratio Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC) Total Omega-3 Total Omega-6 Total Protein Total PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Total Thyroxine (Total T4) Total Triiodothyronine (Total T3) Transferrin Transferrin Saturation Treponema pallidum Antibody Trichomonas vaginalis (Female) Trichomonas vaginalis (Male) Triglycerides TSH Receptor Antibody (TRAb) TyG Index (Triglyceride-Glucose Index)

Uric Acid Urinalysis

Vitamin A (Retinol) Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate) Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy (Total) Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol) Vitamin E (Beta and Gamma Tocopherol) VLDL Cholesterol

White Ash (t15) IgE White Blood Cell Count (WBC) White Mulberry (t70) IgE

Zinc