Blood testing


DIYgenomics - Blood Testing

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Need to investigate requirements and feasibility of having a dedicated blood test machine stored at a local DIYbio lab.

 

Home testing of blood levels: 

 
Choslestech LDX

http://www.cholestech.com/products/ldx_overview.htm

~$2000 system
uses cassettes for different blood tests (blood lipid, ALT/AST liver damage; hs-CRP inflammation), ~$10-$15/each retail

http://www.cliawaived.com/web/Cholestech_LDX_Cassettes.htm

 
Tests from whole blood
"CLIA-waived" - http://www.testcountry.org/what-does-clia-waived-mean.htm
5-7 min to run test from capillary blood sample
 
one cassette tests total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, glucose

http://www.cholestech.com/docs/ldx/LDX_LipidGLU_PI-en.pdf