Ion Profile-Genova Kit

Note: This is a test kit that will be mailed to you. It requires a blood draw. It is your responsibility to arrange the blood draw for your kit and payment of your specimen collection.

Fasting Required:
Yes 12 Hours
Lab:
Genova Diagnostics
Specimen:
Blood and Urine
Results:
Average processing time 21 business days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.

Special Instructions:
Use a calendar to plan your specimen collection. Ship Monday thru Friday and avoid US holidays which may cause delays. Test is not intended on persons under age 2.
4 Days before Collection:
Consult your healthcare provider about stopping medications and supplements.
24 Hours Before Collection:
Eat usual diet but avoid over-eating any single food or consuming an extreme diet. Consume no more than six 8-ounce glasses of fluid over the 24 hours before collection.
Night Before Collection:
Fast overnight. Water is okay. Freeze freezer brick at least 8 hours.
Morning of Collection:
Collect urine immediately upon waking. Do not collect if there is blood in urine, including menstrual or other blood. Abnormal kidney function or use of diuretics may influence test results.
Description:
The ION Profile is a nutritional analysis that measures over 125 key nutrient biomarkers and ratios that can help identify nutritional shortfalls that may be a root cause of complex chronic conditions. The ION Profile evaluates organic acids, fat-soluble vitamins, Coenzyme Q10, homocysteine, oxidative stress markers, nutrient and toxic elements, fatty acids, and amino acids. Nutritional analysis using the ION Profile allows for personalized treatment plans to improve nutritional status, which can enhance other treatments and increase the resolution of complex chronic conditions.
Analytes Reported:
AMINO ACIDS

• Arginine
• Histidine
• Isoleucine
• Leucine
• Lysine
• Methionine
• Phenylalanine
• Threonine
• Tryptophan
• Valine
• Glycine
• Serine
• Taurine
• Tyrosine
• Asparagine
• Aspartate
• Citrulline
• Glutamate
• Glutamine
• Ornithine
• Homocysteine

ELEMENTS

• Calcium
• Copper
• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Potassium
• Selenium
• Zinc
• Aluminum
• Arsenic
• Cadmium
• Lead
• Mercury

OXIDATIVE STRESS MARKERS

• Coenzyme
• Vitamin
• Vitamin
• Beta-Carotene
• Lipid Peroxides
• 8-Hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine
• 25-hydroxyvitamin D

FATTY ACIDS / OMEGA 3

• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA)
• Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)
• Docosapentaenoic Acid
• Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

OMEGA 6

• Linoleic Acid
• Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA)
• Eicosadienoic Acid
• Dihomogamma Linolenic Acid (DGLA)
• Arachidonic Acid
• Docasadienoic Acid
• Docosatetraenoic Acid

OMEGA 9

• Mead Acid

MONOUNSATURATED

• Myristoleic Acid
• Palmitoleic Acid
• Vaccenic Acid
• Oleic Acid
• 11-Eicosenoic Acid
• Erucic Acid
• Nervonic Acid

SATURATED 6

• Capric Acid
• Lauric Acid
• Myristic Acid
• Palmitic Acid
• Stearic Acid
• Arachidic Acid
• Behenic Acid
• Lignoceric Acid
• Hexacosanoic Acid

ODD-CHAIN

• Pentadecanoic Acid
• Heptadecanoic Acid
• Nonadecanoic Acid
• Heneicosanoic Acid
• Tricosanoic Acid

TRANS

• Palmitelaidic Acid
• Total C:18 Trans

RATIOS

• LA/DGLA
• EPA/DGLA
• AA/EPA
• Triene/Tetraene

ORGANIX

• 2-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid
• 3-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid
• 3-Hydroxyproprionic Acid
• 3-Methyl-4-OH-phenylglycol
• 3-hydroxyisovaleric Acid
• 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic Acid
• 5-OH-Indoleacetic Acid
• 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine
• Adipic Acid
• Benzoic
• Cis-Aconitic Acid
• Citramalic Acid
• Citric Acid
• Creatinine
• D-Arabinitol
• Dihydroxyphenylpropionic Acid
• Formiminoglutamic Acid (FIGlu)
• Glutaric Acid
• Glyceric Acid
• Glycolic Acid
• Hippuric
• Homovanillic Acid
• Indoleacetic Acid
• Isocitric Acid
• Isovalerylglycine
• Kynurenic / Quinolinic Ratio
• Kynurenic Acid
• Lactic Acid
• Malic Acid
• Methylmalonic Acid
• Orotic Acid
• Oxalic Acid
• Phenylacetic Acid
• Pyroglutamic Acid
• Pyruvic Acid
• Quinolinic Acid
• Suberic Acid
• Succinic Acid
• Tartaric Acid
• Vanilmandelic Acid
• Xanthurenic Acid
• a-Hydroxybutyrate
• a-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid
• a-Keto-b-Methylvaleric Acid
• a-Ketoadipic Acid
• a-Ketoglutaric Acid
• a-Ketoisocaproic Acid
• a-Ketoisovaleric Acid
• a-ketophenylacetic acid
• b-OH-Butyric Acid
• b-OH-b-Methylglutaric Acid