Diagnostic tests
MCAS Testing for Healthcare Professionals
This leaflet details some of the tests used to diagnose MCAS, how to order and handle a sample and how to read the results.
Diagnosing MCAS Leaflet
A leaflet discussing diagnostic criteria, biomarker tests and important information for diagnosis.
The utility of measuring urinary metabolites of mast cell mediators in systemic mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndrome.
Butterfield J, Weiler CR. The utility of measuring urinary metabolites of mast cell mediators in systemic mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndrome. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2020 Sep 1;8(8):2533-41.
"New" tests for MCAS available in the UK
Sheffield Protein Reference Unit tests for mast cell activation markers
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