1,25-Dihydroxy Vitamin D (1-25-di-OH cholecalciferol) |
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital |
Eastern Pathology Alliance
Note: Click on link to Pathology Tests |
16 sPCR |
Bacteriology Reference Department |
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bacteriology-reference-department-brd |
17-AlphaHydroxyprogesterone (SAHP) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
3-hydroxybutyrate (3-OHB, Ketones) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
5-HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine / serotonin) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
7-Dehydrocholesterol (7DHC) |
Sheffield Children's Hospital |
https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/laboratory-medicine/clinical-chemistry/metabolic-biochemistry/
Note: Click on link to download Metabolic handbook |
AASA Alpha Amino Adipic Semialdehyde |
UCL
Institute of Child Health |
Bioanalytical Services | UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health - UCL – University College London |
Acylcarnitine profile |
Sheffield Children's Hospital |
https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/laboratory-medicine/clinical-chemistry/metabolic-biochemistry/
Note: Click on link to download Metabolic handbook |
Acylcarnitines (TMS) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Adenosine Deaminase (ADA for TB) |
GSTS Pathology (Guy’s and St Thomas’ London) |
Note: Select heading ‘Tests and results/Test index’ in viapath website |
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Alcohol (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Aldosterone |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Allergen specific IgE (see also Anaphylaxis screen) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Alpha glucosidase (Pompe) |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Alpha subunit / Pituitary polypeptide |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
http://qehbpathology.uk/
Note: Select heading 'Our Tests' on website |
Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Alpha-1-antitrypsin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Alpha-1-antitrypsin (GI protein loss) (faeces) |
St Georges' Hospital, London |
https://www.swlpath.nhs.uk/
Note: In South West London Pathology select 'Our Test Database' |
Alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Alpha-1-galactosidase |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/manchester-genetic-diagnostic-laboratory/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) (amniotic fluid) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Aluminium (Al) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Amikacin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Amino acids (Cysteine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Amino acids (urine and CSF) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Amyloid - A (SAA) |
Immunology Dept and Protein Reference Unit, Sheffield |
https://pru-sheffield.org.uk/pru.asp?CID=1
Note: Select heading ‘Available Tests / tests’ on PRU Protein Reference Units page |
Anaphylaxis screen (The following are measured: mast cell tryptase, IgE, allergen specific IgE (as appropriate), C3, C4) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
ANCA (Anti Neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Androgen profile (Female androgens) Please select from individual androgens |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Androstenedione (A2) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) (CSF) |
Neurometabolic Unit, Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH |
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/neurology-and-neurosurgery/neurometabolic-unit
Note: Click on link to User Manual for Neurometabolic Unit in useful links |
Antenatal grouping and screening |
NIBTS |
https://nibts.hscni.net/services/ |
Ante Natal HIV (Serology) |
NIBTS |
https://nibts.hscni.net/services/ |
Anti Acetyl Choline Receptor Antibody (ACHR Abs) |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology
Note: In Immunology page select heading ‘Diagnostic tests’ |
Anti adrenal antibodies |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti C1q antibodies |
Immunology Dept and Protein Reference Unit, Sheffield |
https://pru-sheffield.org.uk/pru.asp?CID=1
Note: Select heading ‘Available Tests / tests’ on PRU Protein Reference Units page |
Anti cardiac muscle antibody |
Immunology Dept and Protein Reference Unit, Sheffield |
https://pru-sheffield.org.uk/pru.asp?CID=1
Note: Select heading ‘Available Tests / tests’ on PRU Protein Reference Units page |
Anti cardiolipin antibodies |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti ccp (Anti cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti centromere antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti ds DNA (double stranded DNA) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti endomysial antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti Extractable Nuclear Antigen antibody screen (ENA) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti GAD (single request) |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology/
Note: Select heading 'Diagnostic Tests' on Immunology page |
Anti ganglioside antibodies (GM1,GQ1b) |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology/
Note: In Immunology page select heading 'Diagnostic Tests' |
Anti gastric parietal antibody (GPC) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories (Immunology) |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti GBM (glomerular basement membrane) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti histone antibody |
Immunology Dept and Protein Reference Unit, Sheffield |
https://pru-sheffield.org.uk/pru.asp?CID=1
Note: Select heading ‘Available Tests / tests’ on PRU Protein Reference Units page |
Anti-IgA antibodies |
NHS Blood and Transplant |
https://hospital.blood.co.uk/diagnostic-services/user-guides/
Note: Select User Guide : Red Cell Immunohaematology |
Anti intrinsic factor antibodies (IFbAB) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti islet cell antibodies |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti Liver cytosol-1 (LC-1) and Soluble liver antigen (SLA) |
Kings College Hospital, London |
http://www.viapath.co.uk/
Note: Select heading 'Tests and results/Test index' in viapath website
|
Anti Liver Kidney antibodies (LKM) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti mitochondrial antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti muscle specific kinase antibody (MuSK) |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology/
Note: In Immunology page select heading 'Diagnostic Tests' |
Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) Anti Proteinase-3 antibody (PR3) Anti Myeloperoxidase antibody (MPO) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti nuclear antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti paraneoplastic antibodies (neuronal nuclear and purkinje cell) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti parietal antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti phospholipid antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti pituitary antibodies |
The Doctors Laboratory, London |
https://www.tdlpathology.com/
Note: Select heading ‘ Tests - tests A-Z' |
Anti-ribosomal P antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti skeletal muscle antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti smooth muscle antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti TPO (thyroid peroxidase) antibodies |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti transglutaminase antibody |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Anti TSH Receptor antibodies (TSH Receptor Antibody) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Apolipoprotein E (Apo E) genotyping |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Apolipoproteins (Lp(a), ApoA1, ApoB) |
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/our-services/laboratory-medicine/medical-biochemistry-and-immunology/acute-biochemistry-services/
Note: Click on link to Acute Biochemistry Test Repertoire |
Arsenic |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Arsenic (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Ascorbate / Vitamin C |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Asialotransferrin TAU transferrin or TAU Protein Transferrin, Rhinorrhoea Fluid/Otorrea Fluid Analysis |
Neuroimmunology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH |
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/neurology-and-neurosurgery/neuroimmunology
Note: Select Neuroimmunology and CSF Laboratory User Handbook in useful links |
Aspergillus Antigen (Galactomannan) |
PHE South West Laboratory, Bristol |
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mycology-reference-laboratory-mrl |
Autoimmune Liver Disease (Liver associated Autoantibody Screen) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Autoimmune screen (anti mitochondrial, anti nuclear, anti parietal, anti smooth muscle) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Battens Disease (Cathepsin D, palmitoyl protein thioesterase, Tripeptidyl peptidase) |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Bence-Jones Protein |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
Note: Please contact Laboratory Consultant in Biochemistry, CAH to arrange a test |
Beta 1 -3 Glucan (Beta-D-Glucan) |
PHE South West Laboratory, Bristol |
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mycology-reference-laboratory-mrl |
Beta-2-Microglobulin (Urine) |
Sheffield Laboratory Medicine |
https://sheffieldlaboratorymedicine.nhs.uk/immunology
Note: Scroll down page and select test |
Bile acids |
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald |
https://setrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
Note: Scroll down page and click on link to handbook |
Biotinidase (BIOT) |
Sheffield Children's Hospital |
https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/laboratory-medicine/clinical-chemistry/metabolic-biochemistry/
Note: Click on link to download Metabolic handbook |
Bone Markers (Resorption; Crosslaps. Formation: Bone specific ALP) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
C1 esterase inhibitor (functional) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
C1q |
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
Immunology - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (nhs.wales)
Note: Click on link to Immunology Test Repertoire
|
C3 nephritic factor (C3 Nef) |
Immunology Dept and Protein Reference Unit, Sheffield |
https://pru-sheffield.org.uk/pru.asp?CID=1
Note: Select heading ‘Available Tests / tests’ on PRU Protein Reference Units page
|
CA 19-9 |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
CA125 |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Cadmium |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Cadmium (Urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Calcitonin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Calcitonin-gene related peptide |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Calculi |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Calprotectin |
Ulster Hospital
Dundonald |
https://setrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
Note: Scroll down page and click on link to handbook |
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Catecholamines (adrenaline/epinephrine,noradrenaline norepinephrine,dopamine) (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Catecholamines (Paediatric) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Ceruloplasmin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
CH50 and AH50 Functional Assays |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Cholecalciferol (see Vitamin D) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Cholinesterase (activity and phenotype) |
Severn Pathology North Bristol NHS Trust |
https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/severn-pathology
Note: Select ‘Test Information’ in Severn Pathology website |
Chromium |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
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Chromium (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Chromosome analysis / studies (Cytogenics) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Ciclosporin (Cyclosporin) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Clotting Factor Assays |
Haematology BCH |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Cobalt |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
|
Cobalt (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Coeliac screen (anti gliadin, anti endomysial, anti transglutaminase) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Complement (C3 + C4) (see also Anaphylaxis screen) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Complement Bloods |
Newcastle Genetics Laboratory |
https://www.atypicalhus.co.uk/forms/
Note: Click on Complement Genotyping Form |
Copeptin |
Newcastle Laboratories |
https://www.newcastlelaboratories.com/
Note: Select Heading 'Test Directory ' on Newcastle Laboratories Website
|
Copper |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Copper (Urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Coroner’s (Medico-legal) Post Mortem Examination |
Dept of Forensic Medicine, Belfast Mortuary |
https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/articles/coroners-service-northern-ireland |
Cortisol (Urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
C-peptide |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
C-peptide
Creatinine Ratio (UCPCR) |
Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
Note: Select heading ‘Search for a test’ on Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
CSF Neurotransmitters |
Neurometabolic Unit, Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCL |
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/neurology-and-neurosurgery/neurometabolic-unit
Note: Click on link to User Manual for Neurometabolic Unit in useful links |
Cystatin C |
Manchester Royal Infirmary |
https://mft.nhs.uk/the-trust/other-departments/laboratory-medicine/biochemistry/
Note: Scroll down and click link for ‘Table of Biochemistry tests’ |
Cysteine (See Amino Acids) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Cytological examination of CSF sample |
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Neuropathology, Belfast Trust |
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Cytological examination of synovial joint fluids |
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Cytopathology, Belfast Trust |
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Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) |
St. James University Hospital, Leeds |
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/a-z-of-services/pathology/
Note: Click on link Tests and Tubes |
Diuretic screen |
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital |
http://www.heftpathology.com
Note: Select heading 'Our Tests' on website |
DNA Testing (Molecular Genetics) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Drugs of Abuse Screening |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Elastase (faecal, pancreatic) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
EMA Binding (hereditary spherocytosis) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Lysosomal enzyme screen / White cell enzymes |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/manchester-genetic-diagnostic-laboratory/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Erythropoietin (EPO) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Ethylene glycol and Methanol |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Everolimus |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
FISH Analysis (Fluorescence in situ hybridisation)/ MLPA (Microdeletion) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Free light chains |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Free light chains |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Fructosamine |
Black Country Pathology |
http://www.cityassays.org.uk/
Note: select heading 'Tests' on city assays website |
GAD, IA-2 and ZnT8 (ZINC TRANSPORTER 8 (ZNT8) ISLET AUTOANTIBODIES) : Requested together |
Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
https://www.exeterlaboratory.com/
Note: Request for anti GAD requires lab approval, please contact Biochemistry Consultant. |
G.I hormone screen/Gut and Islet cell hormones |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Galactitol (GCLU) |
Severn Pathology North Bristol NHS Trust |
https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/severn-pathology
Note: Select ‘Test Information’ in Severn Pathology website |
Galactokinase |
Severn Pathology North Bristol NHS Trust |
https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/severn-pathology
Note: Select ‘Test Information’ in Severn Pathology website |
Aspergillus Antigen (Galactomannan) |
PHE South West Laboratory, Bristol |
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mycology-reference-laboratory-mrl |
Galactose-1-phosphate (G1P) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories (Metabolic Laboratory) |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GAL1PUT) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Gamt/Creatine Studies (Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase) |
Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge |
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/core-biochemical-assay-laboratory-cbal/assays-currently-available |
Gastric Biopsy for Helicobacter pylori |
Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit |
GBRU: reference and diagnostic services - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Note: on GOV.UK website scroll down to Guidance and forms for BRD Manual and Gastrointestinal bacteria clinical request form: L5 |
Gastrin-releasing peptide |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Glucagon |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Glycine Receptor Antibodies |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology/
Note: Select Heading 'Diagnostic Tests' on Immunology |
Glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Growth hormone (GH) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Haemochromatosis (HFE) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Haemoglobin Electrophoresis |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Haptaglobin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Hepatitis |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Histological examination of muscle tissue |
Neuropathology, Belfast Trust |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Histological examination of skin biopsies |
Immunopathology, Belfast Trust |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
HLA B27 |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
HMGCR AUTOANTIBODIES (HMG, statin associated myopathy, necrotising myopathy) |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology/
Note: Scroll down to A - Z of diagnostic tests |
Homocysteine |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Homogentisic acid |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Hormone profile (FSH, LH, Oestradiol, prolactin, progesterone) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Hospital (consented) Post Mortem Examination of a Foetus or Baby |
Regional Paediatric Pathology Service, Belfast Mortuary |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Hospital / Consented Post Mortem Examination of an Adult |
Mortuary, Royal Hospitals, Belfast |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Hypopak (See individual tests) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
IgD |
Immunology Dept and Protein Reference Unit, Sheffield |
https://pru-sheffield.org.uk/pru.asp?CID=1
Note: Select heading ‘Available Tests / tests’ on PRU Protein Reference Units page |
IgE |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
IGF-1 (Insulin-like growth factor) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
IGF1/IGF2 Ratio |
Royal Surrey County Hospital |
http://www.berkshireandsurreypathologyservices.nhs.uk
Note: Select Test directory to search for test details |
IgG subclasses (IgG 1,2,3) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
IgG4 |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Infliximab antibodies/Infliximab levels |
Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
https://www.exeterlaboratory.com/
Note: Select heading ‘SEARCH FOR A TEST' |
Inhibin B |
North West London Pathology |
http://www.nwlpathology.nhs.uk/
Note: Search for test in Test Database |
Insulin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Insulin Antibodies |
Royal Surrey County Hospital |
http://www.berkshireandsurreypathologyservices.nhs.uk
Note: Select Test directory to search for test details |
Intestinal disaccharisases (jejunal biopsy) |
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh |
https://edinburghlabmed.co.uk
Note: Select Heading 'Test Directory' in Edinburgh and Lothian Laboratory Medicine website |
Iron (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Joint fluid analysis |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Lamotrigine (antiepileptic) Lamictal |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Lead (Pb) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Lead (Pb) (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Leukocyte Cystine / White Cell Cystine Cystinosis |
SpOtOn Clinical Diagnostic |
http://spotoncd.com/
|
Levetiracetam (Keppra) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Lipase |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Lipoprotein (a) / Lp(a) |
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald |
https://setrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
Note: Click on Laboratory User Manual in Resourses section |
Lymphocyte Function |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Lymphocyte phenotyping |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Manganese (Mn) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) |
Great Ormond Street Hospital |
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/
Note: Click on Tile for Laboratory test database |
Mast Cell Tryptase (See also Anaphylaxis screen) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Mercury (Hg) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Mercury (Hg) (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Methotrexate |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Micronutrient Screen - Trace Metals (Se, Cu, Zn), Vitamin B12, Folate, Iron, Vitamins A & E, and Vitamin C |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Molar pregnancy (HCG-B) |
North West London Pathology |
http://www.nwlpathology.nhs.uk/
Note: Search for test in Test Database |
MPS enzyme assays |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/manchester-genetic-diagnostic-laboratory/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Mucopolysaccharides / Glycosaminoglycans / GAGs |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
|
Multiple Sclerosis (OLIGOCLONAL BANDS) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Natalizumab |
East and South East London Pathology Partnership |
Home | East and South East London Pathology Partners (eselpathology.nhs.uk)
Note: Select 'Barts Health Immunology User Guide' and search for "Natalizuman" |
NEFA (non-esterified fatty acids) |
Sheffield Children's Hospital |
http://www.sheffieldlab.org.uk/
Note: Use ‘Assay search’ or select heading ‘Assay Directory’ on Sheffield Metabolic Laboratory |
Neuron Specific Enolase |
North West London Pathology |
http://www.nwlpathology.nhs.uk/
Note: Search for test in Test Database |
Neutrophil Function Tests |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Nickel |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
|
Nickel (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Niemann-Pick C (Plasma palmitoyl phosphocholineserine) |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/manchester-genetic-diagnostic-laboratory/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
NMO Antibody - Neuromyelitis optica Devic's disease, Aquaporin 4 antibody, Optic-spinal multiple sclerosis |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology/
Note: Select Heading 'Diagnostic Tests' on Immunology |
N-methyl-D-asparate (NMDA) receptor antibodies |
Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford |
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/immunology/
Note: Select Heading 'Diagnostic Tests' on Immunology |
Oligosaccharides and Sialic |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/manchester-genetic-diagnostic-laboratory/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Organic acid Disorders |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/manchester-genetic-diagnostic-laboratory/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Organic acids |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Orotic acid |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Ostase |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
P1NP (Total Procollagen type 1 amino terminal propeptide) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Pancreatic hormone screen (includes insulin, glucagon pp, vip, pancreastatin, chromagranin A, gastrin, somatostatin) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Paraquat (urine) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Parvo Virus B19 DNA |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Peroxisomal Disorders |
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit |
https://www.mangen.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/manchester-genetic-diagnostic-laboratory/biochemical-genetics/
Note: Click on link to download Laboratory Handbook |
Phenobarbitone (also known as Phenobarbital) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Phenylalanine |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Phospholipid Antibody (Ro/SS-A, La/SS-B) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Phytosterols |
Newcastle Laboratories |
Note: Select heading ‘Test Directory’ on Newcastle Laboratories Website |
Pipecolic Acid |
Sheffield Children's Hospital |
https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/laboratory-medicine/clinical-chemistry/metabolic-biochemistry/
Note: Click on link to download Metabolic handbook |
Plasma Viscosity |
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald |
https://setrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
Note: Click on link to Laboratory User Manual in Resourses section |
Porphyrin Confirmation / Monitoring |
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/our-services/laboratory-medicine/medical-biochemistry-and-immunology/porphyria-service-cardiff/
Note: Click on Porphyria Test Repertoire |
Porphyrin screen (Urine screening test) (Porphobilinogen (PBG) and Total urinary porphyrin (TUP) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Procollagen III Amino Peptide (PIIINP) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Pro-Insulin |
Royal Surrey County Hospital |
http://www.berkshireandsurreypathologyservices.nhs.uk
Note: Click on the tile Test and Results for the Lab Test Directory |
Protein electrophoresis referral |
Immunology Dept and Protein Reference Unit, Sheffield |
www.pru-sheffield.org.uk
Note: Select heading 'Available Tests / tests' on PRU Protein Reference Units page
|
Purine & Pyrimidine Screen - ADSL, APRT, PNP, XO, Mo COD, DPD, UMPS, Thymidine phosphorylase, HPRT |
GSTS Pathology (Guy’s and St Thomas’ London) |
http://www.viapath.co.uk
Note: Select heading ‘Tests and results/Test index’ in viapath website |
Pyruvate |
Newcastle Laboratories |
https://www.newcastlelaboratories.com/
Note: Select Test Directory |
Pyruvate Kinase Assay |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
QFIT |
Northern Health & Social Care Trust |
https://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/services/laboratory-service/
Note: Scroll down page for link to Laboratory handbook |
Quadruple Test / Triple test / Maternal Serum Screening (Biochemistry) |
Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge |
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/core-biochemical-assay-lab/ |
Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test (qFIT) |
Causeway Hospital, Northern Health & Social Care Trust |
https://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/services/laboratory-service/
Note: Scroll down page for link to Laboratory handbook |
Reducing substances |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Renal Stone Profile |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Renin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Rheumatoid factor (RF) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Screen for Thalassaemia |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Selenium (Se) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Sirolimus (Rapamune) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen (SCC) |
North West London Pathology |
http://www.nwlpathology.nhs.uk/
Note: Search for test in Test Database |
Stago Coagulation Screen |
Haemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratory, BCH
|
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
Note: Click on link to Haematology user guide |
Steroid Profile (urine) |
Kings College Hospital, London |
http://www.viapath.co.uk
Note: Select heading ‘Tests and results/Test index’ in viapath website |
Steroid Sulphatase Assay (SSUL) |
Birminghams Childrens Hospital |
Note: Select Newborn Screening and Biomedical Genetics and click on link to Handbook |
Sulphaemoglobin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Sulphonylurea (SLUR) |
Royal Surrey County Hospital |
http://www.berkshireandsurreypathologyservices.nhs.uk
Note: Click on the tile Test and Results for the Lab Test Directory |
Sweat test |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Tacrolimus, FK 506 |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Tau-protein
Dementia marker / Tau. Aβ1-42. CSF biomarkers for neurodegeneraion/ for the investigation of cognitive impairment |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
TB and Mycobacterium Culture and Staining |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
|
Teicoplanin |
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald |
https://setrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/
Note: Click on link to Laboratory User Manual in Resourses section |
Testosterone |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Thalassaemia |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Thallium |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Thiopentone |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Thiopurine metabolites (Azathioprine metabolites) |
Black Country Pathology Services |
http://www.cityassays.org.uk/
Note: Select heading ‘TESTS’ on city assays website |
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) activity in whole blood |
Black Country Pathology Services |
http://www.cityassays.org.uk/
Note: Select heading ‘TESTS’ on city assays website |
Thyroglobulin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Thyroglobulin antibodies |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Thyroid antibodies |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Tobramycin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Total Adalimumab Antibody concentration (Humira) / Adalimumab / Anti TNF / HUMERA |
Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
http://www.exeterlaboratory.com/
Note: Select heading ‘Search for a test’ on Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
Transferrin Glycoform analysis (Transferrin isoelectric focusing, TFIEF, CDG, CDGS) |
Neuroimmunology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH |
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/neurology-and-neurosurgery/neuroimmunology
Note: Select Neuroimmunology and CSF Laboratory User Handbook in useful links |
Trimethylamine (TMA) (Quantitative) |
Sheffield Children's Hospital |
https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/laboratory-medicine/clinical-chemistry/metabolic-biochemistry/
Note: Click on link to download Metabolic handbook |
Troponin I |
Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
https://www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recruitment/staff-resources/laboratory-medicine/biochemistry/north-glasgow-biochemistry/
Note: Select North Glasgow User Handbook |
Trypsin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Urine (Chloride) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Ustekinumab / Stelara |
Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
http://www.exeterlaboratory.com/
Note: Select heading 'Search for a test' |
Vacuolated Lymphocytes |
Great Ormond Street Hospital |
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/
Note: Click on Tile for Laboratory test database |
Vancomycin |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) |
Neuroimmunology, UCLH, London |
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/neurology-and-neurosurgery/neuroimmunology
Note: Select Neuroimmunology and CSF Laboratory User Handbook in useful links |
Vasculitis profile (pANCA, cANCA) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Vedolizumab Drug Levels |
Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
https://www.exeterlaboratory.com/
Note: Select heading ‘Search for a test’ on Exeter Clinical Laboratory |
Very Long Chain Fatty Acid (VLCF) |
Sheffield Children's Hospital |
https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/laboratory-medicine/clinical-chemistry/metabolic-biochemistry/
Note: Click on link to download Metabolic handbook |
Vitamin A |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Vitamin C (Ascorbate) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Vitamin D / 25-OH cholecalciferol |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Vitamin E |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Von Willebrand Disease Screen |
Haematology BCH |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |
Zinc (Zn) |
Belfast Trust Laboratories |
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/laboratory-services/ |