Mercury testing

[kim]

This may help, so you don't have to dust off your french

 

http://contact@labbio.net/pages/index_vh_eng.htm

 

 

Edit: This url won't work for me through internet explorer, but it does on aol???

[kim]

Urine test for mercury and viral issues.....No Dr. signature required

 

It is $115 for porphyrins

and $65 for neopterins.

 

Laboratoire Philippe Auguste

119 Avenue Philippe Auguste

75011 Paris France

 

You can call them at 33 1 43 67 57 00. The fax number is 33 1 43 79 00

27 or email at contact@labbio. net.

 

 

Increased plasma kynurenine and its relationship to neopterin and tryptophan in Tourette's syndrome.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...p;dopt=Abstract

 

something on neopterin from labcorp

http://www.labcorp.com/datasets/labcorp/ht...no/sr006400.htm

 

Increased levels of neopterin are found during impaired renal function and viral infection in transplant patients. Elevated levels are also indicators for conditions related to impaired cellular immunity.

 

Additional Information

Neopterin, a pyrazolopyridine compound, is produced by macrophages after induction by interferon gamma and serves as a marker of cellular immune system activation. Measurable levels of neopterin have been detected in both the serum and urine of patients suffering from various types of malignancies and viral infections. Changes in neopterin concentrations in serum or urine can predict complications such as graft rejection in organ transplant recipients. Elevated neopterin levels are found in autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Neopterin levels can be used as prognostic predictors for certain types of malignancies. Measurement of neopterin levels has particular value for monitoring patients infected with HIV. Neopterin is eliminated primarily in the urine, so evaluation of urinary neopterin levels may be useful in assessing activation of the cellular immunity system even in the absence of typical clinical symptoms, since a correlation has been observed with the course of diseases involving cellular immunity activation and urinary neopterin levels.