ATHEROSCLEROSIS DNA PROFILE

Code: DP515

DNA Tests for:

• Chlamydia pneumoniae
• Human Herpesvirus 6
• Helicobacter pylori
• Mycoplasma spp. (M. pneumoniae, M. fermentans, M. hominis, M.
  penetrans)
• Nanobacterium spp.

Recommended Samples:

• Whole blood (5ml) in a lavender EDTA tube.

Definition:

Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease hallmarked by chronic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and lipid accumulation in the vasculature. Although lipid modification and deposition are thought to be a major source of the continuous inflammatory stimulus, a large body of evidence suggests that infectious agents may contribute to atherosclerotic processes. This could occur by either direct effects through infection of vascular cells and/or through indirect effects by induction of cytokine and acute phase reactant proteins by infection at other sites. Multiple bacterial and viral pathogens have been associated with atherosclerosis by seroepidemiological studies, identification of the infectious agent in human atherosclerotic tissue, and experimental studies demonstrating an acceleration of atherosclerosis following infection in animal models of atherosclerosis.

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