Biomarkers: what each test measures
Find a test, learn what it measures and check whether our profiles include it.
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Definitions by system
These guides are in preparation. Open a name to read its definition.
Heart & vessels
The main protein on HDL particles.
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Counts the particles that can carry cholesterol into artery walls.
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A ratio calculated from your cholesterol results, read with the full lipid profile.
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A form of the CK enzyme found mostly in heart muscle.
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A clotting protein that also rises with inflammation.
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Included in:
Cholesterol travelling back towards the liver.
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An amino acid that tracks B-vitamin status and vessel health.
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The cholesterol carried inside LDL particles.
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An inherited particle that adds to heart risk; set mostly by genes.
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An enzyme from white cells that reflects inflammation in artery walls.
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An oxygen-holding protein that leaks from damaged muscle.
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A fragment released when the heart muscle is under strain.
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