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                Dermatology Testing

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                Dermatology Testing at Inform Diagnostics

                Definitive Diagnoses

                As a part of our evaluation, ancillary tests and molecular diagnostics are used most frequently to aid in the precision of these diagnoses. Inform Diagnostics Life Sciences believes in responsible test utilization and only orders tests that are medically appropriate for accurate diagnosis.

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                Skin biopsy and excision evaluation
                Evaluation of lesions, inflammatory disorders, and diseases
                Skin cancer detection and diagnosis and classification of diseases
                Trichogram (hair pluck) evaluation
                Evaluation of a forcible hair pluck specimen using routine and polarizing microscopy
                Hair shaft abnormality evaluation, and determination of the anagen to telogen hair ratio
                Alopecia biopsy evaluation
                Evaluation of scalp punch biopsies for alopecia, including utilization of Headington technique
                Evaluation and classification of causes of alopecia
                Nail plate, scrapings, nail matrix, and/or nail bed biopsy evaluation
                Evaluation of nail specimens, with a PAS stain for fungus
                Onychomycosis and other diseases affecting nails
                Direct immunofluorescence
                Fluorophore-conjugated antibodies to IgG, IgA, IgM, C3, and fibrinogen are used to detect immune complex deposition in fresh tissue skin and mucosal biopsies submitted in Michel’s medium
                Performed on perilesional skin/mucosa for patients with bullous diseases and lesional skin/mucosa for patients with connective tissue diseases and vasculitis
                Melanoma FISH assay
                Six-probe FISH assay to evaluate for gains and/or losses in chromosomes 6, 11, and 9 that commonly occur in melanoma
                Detection of differences in chromosomal aberrations between melanoma and nevi, to improve diagnostic accuracy in the classification of ambiguous melanocytic tumors
                HPV genotyping
                In situ hybridization studies for high and low-risk HPV
                To determine presence of low-risk and/or high-risk HPV in the lesion
                DNA mismatch repair (MMR) analysis
                MMR protein immunohistochemical stains (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2)
                Performed on sebaceous tumors to identify patients with HNPCC/Lynch/Muir Torre Syndrome
                Wide variety of immunohistochemistry and special stains
                Immunohistochemical stains and chemical special stain are performed on formalin-fixed tissue
                Diagnosis and classification of tumors and nonneoplastic diseases
                Molecular testing for cutaneous hematologic malignancies
                Comprehensive ancillary tests using FISH, PCR, and in situ hybridization techniques
                Diagnosis and classification of lymphomas and leukemias
                Second opinion service
                Expert consultation performed on slides from outside laboratories
                For difficult and unusual cases

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