קוד CPT
83593
שם הבדיקה
Neopterin Urine
שמות נוספים לבדיקה
Pterin profile, Urine נאופטרין, שתן
לאבחנה/טיפול
Diagnosis and monitoring of metabolic deficiencies (e.g., tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency -BH4), Differential Diagnosis of Hyperphenylalaninemia, Use of neopterin as an inflammatory marker (infections, autoimmune diseases, malignancies, neurogenerative disorders, cardiovascular disease).
שיטת ביצוע הבדיקה
LCMSMS
מגבלות השיטה
Certain foods can slightly influence pterin levels, but this is less of a concern compared to other metabolic tests.
