GI MAP (GI Microbial Assay Plus) W/ Zonulin

Optimal Health — It All Starts with the GI-MAP^®

Overwhelmingly, research indicates that gut health impacts overall health. The gut microbiome, in particular, plays a critical role in mediating the effects of diet and other factors on health, including digestive, immune, metabolic and neuroendocrine functions. Assessing GI health with the proper tools can help practitioners get to the root cause of chronic illness.

The GI-MAP (Microbial Assay Plus) is unique in the field of comprehensive stool testing. It relies exclusively on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology to detect parasites, bacteria, fungi, and more, by targeting the specific DNA of the organisms tested.

The GI-MAP includes the first comprehensive pathogens assay that is FDA approved, the GPP assay by Luminex Corp. The pathogen targets include bacteria, parasites and another first for the market, viruses!

Using the same molecular technology, Diagnostic Solutions has developed assays for microbes that are useful for integrative and function medicine practitioners. And unlike previous PCR assays, they have fully validated each target organism in our panel, so that you can have confidence in the results. The panel includes opportunistic organisms, normal flora, parasites, and fungi. DNA/PCR techniques also allow for the measurement of antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors that contribute to pathogenicity. Both are used to help determine clinical significance and the most effective treatments.

Other available stool tests may appear to be DNA-based tests, but they are in fact using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) only to identify stool microbes. Their methodology relies on cultures from stool and are not molecular/PCR based assays. With a culture based test it is not possible to measure strict anaerobes, viruses or virulence factors. They also lack the ability to deliver true quantitation of any of the reported organisms.

Considering the many advances in DNA technology over the last 10 years, and an FDA approved, PCR based technology and assay that is used by major hospital labs. Why would you still rely on culture and microscopy for stool analysis and assessment of the GI environment?

Who Should Have the GI-MAP Comprehensive Stool Analysis Done?

Almost every patient can benefit from a GI-MAP gut health assessment. Some patients are looking to achieve optimal health, while other patients have been chronically ill and frustrated without a diagnosis for years.

Some conditions that warrant testing are:

-Autoimmune diseases

-IBS/IBD

-Digestive complaints, diarrhea or constipation

-Brain fog

-Skin problems, like acne and psoriasis

-Mood disorders, depression, and anxiety

-Diabetes and weight loss issues

Please note that the purchase of the following tests: GI MAP W/ Zonulin, OAT, DUTCH Complete and MycoTox profile require physical test kits to be shipped to your home to complete testing. Once your order is submitted, you will receive a tracking number for your shipment from DHA Laboratory, and your kits will arrive with everything needed to get started.

The purchase of the Nohr-Functional Wellness Panel requires you to complete testing at a local draw site. You will not need a physical test kit to complete your draw. To complete your order for any of the tests mentioned above, please fill out the billing, shipping, and payment fields below. DHA Laboratory will send you a list of local laboratories and instructions to complete your blood draw via email.

If you have any questions about the tests, the testing process, or need help with your lab order at any time, please feel free to contact DHA Laboratory. T: (847) 222-9546 / E: info@dhalab.com

**Note: All laboratory testing requires an authorizing physician. DHA Laboratory offers a patient direct program that partners you with an authorizing physician. If you have any additional questions regarding the availability of testing, please contact our laboratory by telephone or email.

[Sample Type: Blood, Urine, Stool]
[Turnaround time (LabCorp): 5-7 Business days]
[Turnaround time (Physical test kits): 2-3 Weeks]
[Performing Lab: Diagnostic Solutions, LabCorp, Mosaic Diagnostics, Precision Analytical]