Question 74 of 433
Micronutrient panels?
The short answer
SKIP the $300 to $900 “intracellular” panels. Test the few nutrients that matter, by standard methods, when there is a reason.
Those are B12, ferritin and iron, vitamin D in people at risk, folate, and sometimes magnesium and zinc. The specialty panels use methods that have not been independently validated.
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INSUFFICIENT VALIDATION — Routine commercial intracellular panels; targeted standard nutrient tests are a separate indication.Evidence grade (draft mapping)FNot demonstrated / insufficientPart 5, Q74 · Part sources
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