Description
Test Specimen: Urine
Test Analytes:
• 2-Methylhippuric Acid (2MHA) • 3-Methylhippuric Acid (3MHA) • 4-Methylhippuric Acid (4MHA) • N-Acetyl Phenyl Cysteine (NAP) • Phenylglyoxylic Acid (PGO) • 2-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid (2HIB) • Monoethyl Phthalate (MEP) • Dimethylphosphate (DMP) • Diethylphosphate (DEP) • 3-Phenoxybenzoic Acid (3PBA) • 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) • Tiglylglycine (TG) • N-Acetyl (Carbomethyl) Cysteine (NAE) • Diphenyl Phosphate • Perchlorate • N-Acetyl (3,4-Dihydroxybutyl) Cysteine (NABD) • N-Acetyl (2,Hydroxypropl) Cysteine (NAHP) • N-Acetyl (Propyl) Cysteine (NAPR) • 2-Hydroxyethyl Mercapturic Acid (HEMA) • N-Acetyl (2-Cyanoethyl) Cysteine (NACE) • N-acetyl-S-(3-hydroxypropyl)-L-cysteine (3-HPMA)
GENERAL
Every day, we are exposed to hundreds of toxic chemicals through products like pharmaceuticals, pesticides, packaged foods, household products, and environmental pollution. As we have become more exposed to chemical-laden products and to toxic chemicals in food, air, and water, we have been confronted with an accelerating rate of chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, chemical sensitivity, autism spectrum disorders, ADD/AD(H)D, autoimmune disorders, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Because exposure to environmental pollutants has been linked to many chronic diseases, The Great Plains Laboratory has created GPL-TOX, a toxic non-metal chemical profile that screens for the presence of 173 different toxic chemicals including organophosphate pesticides, phthalates, benzene, xylene, vinyl chloride, pyrethroid insecticides, acrylamide, perchlorate, diphenyl phosphate, ethylene oxide, acrylonitrile, and more. This profile also includes Tiglylglycine (TG), a marker for mitochondrial disorders resulting from mutations of mitochondrial DNA. These mutations can be caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, infections, inflammation, and nutritional deficiencies.
ADVANTAGES OF THE GPL-TOX PROFILE
GPL-TOX screens for 173 different environmental pollutants using 18 different metabolites, all from a single urine sample.
GPL-TOX uses the power of advanced mass spectrometry (MS/MS), which is necessary to detect lower levels of certain genetic, mitochondrial, and toxic chemical markers that conventional mass spectrometry often misses.
GPL-TOX also includes Tiglylglycine, a marker for mitochondrial damage, which is often seen in chronic toxic chemical exposure.
GPL-TOX pairs perfectly with our Organic Acids Test (OAT) and our Glyphosate Test in the Enviro-TOX Panel. This panel offers you comprehensive testing to assess exposure to common environmental toxins and the damage that can be caused by this exposure, all at a great value, and all from one urine sample.
GPL-TOX Is Useful For:
Alzheimer’s Disease
Amyotrophic Lacteroclerosis (ALS)
Anorexia Nervosa
Anxiety Disorder
Apraxia
Arthritis
Asthma
Attention deficit (ADD)
Attention deficit with hyperactivity (ADHD)
Autism
Autoimmune disorders
Bipolar disorder
Cancer
Cerebral palsy
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Crohn’s disease
Depression
Developmental disorder
Down Syndrome
Epilepsy
Failure to thrive
Fibromyalgia
Genetic diseases
Irritable bowel syndrome
Learning disability
Mitochondria disorder
Multiple sclerosis
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Occupational exposures
Parkinson’s disease
Peripheral neuropathy
Schizophrenia
Seizure disorders
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Tic disorders
Tourette syndrome
Ulcerative colitis