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How do I contact exagen for more information about Avise tests?

For more information, please call 888.452.1522 or email info@exagen.com. Click here to learn how to access an AVISE test. Advanced autoimmune lab tests to help support providers and patients throughout the patient care journey.

What is the Avise AAV test?

Specialized test to aid in the diagnosis and management of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The advanced diagnostic test specifically designed to aid in the differential diagnosis of AAV. AVISE Vasculitis AAV exemplifies the rigorous quality that is at the core of all AVISE testing products.

How do I contact The AVISE patient advocate?

For more information please contact our AVISE Patient Advocate Team at (888) 452-1522, option 2. Send a check/money order made out to Exagen Inc. for the same amount of the insurance check (s) and write your account number (s) on the check. Who is Exagen Inc.? Exagen is a CAP-accredited clinical Laboratory located in Vista, CA.

How can Avise help you?

AVISE testing offers leading-edge diagnostic, prognostic and monitoring tools for autoimmune rheumatic diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. This opens in a new window. How can we help you? I think I may have lupus or an autoimmune condition. I’m curious how AVISE can help me manage my condition. I’m ready to get an AVISE test performed.

How do I get my Avise test results?

AVISE CTD results are provided to the ordering physician within 5 business days from receipt of the sample.

How do I order an Avise exam?

How to get an AVISE Test:Step 1: Download the letter for your physician and bring it to your next appointment. Download Letter.Step 2: If appropriate, your provider will order your AVISE test. ... Step 3: Test results will be sent to your physician within 5 business days.

How accurate is the Avise test?

The Avise Lupus test had excellent performance characteristics, as compared to the physician's diagnosis, with sensitivity of 83.3%, specificity of 86.4%, positive predictive value of 87.0%, and negative predictive value of 82.6% (positive likelihood ratio: 6.125 and negative likelihood ratio: 0.19).

What are Avise labs?

The AVISE CTD test is an advanced diagnostic blood test for lupus and connective tissue diseases. AVISE CTD contains patented biomarkers and algorithms to provide improved diagnostic information compared to traditional lab tests alone.

What autoimmune diseases does Avise test for?

AVISE® CTD is a blood test that can help doctors diagnose lupus and other autoimmune diseases — like rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, or scleroderma.

How does lupus show up in blood work?

A low white blood cell or platelet count may occur in lupus as well. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate. This blood test determines the rate at which red blood cells settle to the bottom of a tube in an hour. A faster than normal rate may indicate a systemic disease, such as lupus.

Does Avise test for fibromyalgia?

The AVISE Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) test uses autoantibody, erythrocyte-bound C4d (EC4d) and B-cell-bound C4d (BC4d) levels to aid in diagnoses of SLE, other CTDs and fibromyalgia.

Which is worse rheumatoid arthritis or lupus?

So, is RA Worse Than Lupus? Neither RA nor lupus is "worse" than the other. They are different conditions and require treatment accordingly. Lupus and RA patients can have a mild or severe form of either disease.

What does Avise lupus result equivocal mean?

AVISE® Lupus Result : Negative – Index: -5.0. A result is marked as equivocal when one or more critical values is close to a threshold that would significantly change the index value if the threshold was crossed.

Is Avise FDA approved?

AVISE tests were developed and performance characteristics determined by Exagen Diagnostics, Inc. While some components of AVISE tests are FDA approved devices, the integrative tests methods have not been cleared or approved by the FDA.

What is the most accurate lupus test?

98% of all people with systemic lupus have a positive ANA test, making it the most sensitive diagnostic test for confirming diagnosis of the disease. The test for anti-nuclear antibodies is called the immunofluorescent antinuclear antibody test. In this test, a blood sample is drawn and sent to a laboratory.