Anyone Familiar with the APO A1 and B tests?

[jerry78]

Male-had the Apolipo A! and b tests done on my blood.
Results: Apolipo A1 is 146 and B is 120 with a ratio of .82
Any comments? Jerry

[CobaltBlue]

Originally Posted by jerry78

Male-had the Apolipo A! and b tests done on my blood.
Results: Apolipo A1 is 146 and B is 120 with a ratio of .82
Any comments? Jerry

Jerry,

I really don't know the clinical reference values for what would be in range or desirable regarding the apolipoprotein levels. I did write someone a while back about what they are and how they comprise the various types of lipoproteins:

[url]http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=146279[/url]

...and if you really want to find out a bunch about it, try using a popular search engine with the following search:

reference materials for the standardisation of apolipoproteins

the first hit should be a JIFCC with references to these as predictive markers.

[zip2play]

I asked my cardiologist about them and he said: "We all know they are important measurements is but the trouble is we don;t know how to interpret them?"

I think that speaks volumes!

[pslam 91]

Darn Zip! The medical community will come up with some magic number that we all have to fall under and when we dont, they will create a medication that will earn them, again, a billion + dollars!

[JacquelineL]

I don't know why a doctor would order these tests. Mine ordered the Apo B a while ago. The lab messed it up and did a direct measuremant of LDL instead, which I didn't want and certainly had no need for. The lab ended up not charging for the test.