sweat chloride test

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diagnosis
gptkbp:abnormalResult greater than 60 mmol/L (suggests cystic fibrosis)
gptkbp:age all ages
gptkbp:alternativeName chloride sweat test
gptkbp:canBeFalseNegative edema
certain CFTR mutations
gptkbp:canBeFalsePositive malnutrition
hypothyroidism
adrenal insufficiency
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1959
gptkbp:followedBy genetic testing for CFTR mutations
gptkbp:measures chloride concentration in sweat
gptkbp:method pilocarpine iontophoresis
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:clinical_laboratory
gptkbp:range less than 30 mmol/L (infants)
less than 40 mmol/L (children and adults)
gptkbp:relatedTo cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene
gptkbp:type sweat
gptkbp:usedFor diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cystic_fibrosis_with_G551D_mutation
gptkb:ORPHA:166
gptkb:ORPHA:58
gptkb:MIM_109700
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sweat chloride test