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Enhanced
Liver Fibrosis Test (ELF™ Test)
Measuring
fibrosis using serum markers
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The
Enhanced Liver Fibrosis Test (ELF™) is
a simple, accurate blood test for measuring liver damage (known as
'fibrosis').
Fibrotic
damage to the liver results from many
chronic
conditions, including alcoholic liver disease, primary biliary
cirrhosis and hepatitis. It is also caused by lifestyle choices, such
as regular excessive drinking, binge drinking or eating an
unhealthy
diet.
Liver
fibrosis remains unseen and may be
symptomless for many years.
The ELF™ Test is able to detect fibrosis at all stages of
development,
even in patients without symptoms of damage.
Unique to iQur,
the ELF™ Test offers
a quick and straightforward method of providing valuable information.
It can be used
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repeatedly,
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with
minimal patient discomfort,
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to
identify significant liver disease,
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to
monitor disease progression and response to therapy.
How
to obtain an ELF™ Test
Worried
about your liver? You don't have to go to hospital to experience the
peace of mind gained by having an ELF™ Test. iQur is now able
to offer
this service to everyone.
If
you are a
patient...
The ELF™
Test is a recent development so your GP may not yet have heard of it.
It may be helpful to print off the information on the test from this
website and take it to your next appointment to help explain your
concerns and desire to have this test. Your GP will need to
take a
small blood sample from you which will be sent off to our laboratory
for analysis. The results will be ready within a few days and your GP
will inform you at your next appointment or by telephone (depending on
local practice). Please note - you are likely to be charged for having
this test.
If
you are a
GP...
The ELF™ Test
requires a plain or SST blood sample to be drawn. This must be
centrifuged and the serum separated. If you are unable to separate
serum at your practice, contact your local pathology laboratory which
may offer a separation service. The serum sample should be
sent to our
laboratory for analysis, accompanied by an analysis request form (see
below). Please click HERE
for full sample
collection instructions.
The
ELF™ Test is chargeable and you need to register your contact
details,
which will be used for invoicing. Results are returned to you by fax or
email to a secure address, as preferred, in addition to a full report
by post. Please call or email for further information or pricing.
If
you are a
hospital clinician...
Take a plain or SST
blood sample from the patient
according to the full sample collection instructions (click HERE).
The sample must be separated and sent to our laboratory, accompanied by
an analysis request form. The ELF™ Test is chargeable and you
need to
register your contact details, which will be used for invoicing.
Results are returned to you by fax or email to a secure address, as
preferred, in addition to a full report by post. Please call or email
for further information or pricing.
 DOWNLOAD A REGISTRATION FORM HERE
- DOWNLOAD AN ANALYSIS REQUEST
FORM HERE
Need
help?
If you experience any
difficulties in locating an ELF™ Test provider, or would like
further
information about any aspect of this service, please contact us at richard.cross@iqur.com
or by telephone, +44(0)207 679 9326.
How does it
work?
ELFTM
combines three direct serum markers that have been shown to correlate
to the level of liver fibrosis assessed by liver biopsy: hyaluronic
acid, TIMP-1 and PIIINP. The combined measurement of these
markers
indicates the degree of fibrotic damage. ELFTM
has been developed following intensive research by the European Liver
Fibrosis Group in collaboration with Siemens Medical Solutions
Diagnostics and the University of Southampton.
Designed to complement
liver biopsies, ELF™ is
CE marked and is available as a fully approved IVD test or for research
use.
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