CHEMISTRY
Interleukin 1 receptor like-1 (also known as ST2) has been associated with the progression of cardiac disease. Testing for this gene may provide prognostic information in heart failure.
Chemistry CPT Code: 83006
Chemistry CPT Code Description:
Growth stimulation expressed gene 2 (ST2, Interleukin 1 receptor like-1)
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