80179-5
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 80179-5 | ||||||
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| name | |||||||
| description | S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) levels are measured when investigating folate and vitamin B12 deficiency, and the ratio of SAH to SAM is also used as a measure of methylation status. Low levels of SAM have also been associated with depression, dementia, vacuolar myelopathy and liver disease. | ||||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||||
| component | S-adenosylmethionine & S-adenosylhomocystine panel | ||||||
| property | - | ||||||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||||||
| system | CSF = Cerebral spinal fluid | ||||||
| scale | - | ||||||
| method | |||||||
Additional Names | |||||||
| short name | Adenosylmethionine; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Chemistry; Dementias; Depression, Emotional; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; S prime; S-Adenosyl Methionine; SAMe; SAM-e; SAMe and SAH Pnl; Sammy; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; | ||||||
Basic Attributes | |||||||
| class | PANEL.CHEM | ||||||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||||||
| order vs. observation | SAMe and SAH Pn | ||||||
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History/Usage | |||||||
| first released | |||||||
| last updated | 2.83 | ||||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||||
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