Interferon-Gamma Release Assay

Preferred Label : Interferon-Gamma Release Assay;

NCIt related terms : IGRA;

NCIt definition : A blood test that exposes a person's T-lymphocytes ex vivo to specific microbial antigen(s) to stimulate the production and release of interferon gamma, which provides an indication that the person has been exposed to a specific microbe.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A blood test that exposes a person's lymphocytes ex vivo to two or three Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens; a positive result suggests that the person has tuberculosis infection.;

Details

Origin ID

C128363;

UMLS CUI

C3178802;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Interferon gamma release assay [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- interferon-gamma release tests [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Laboratory Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Interferon gamma release assay [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- interferon-gamma release tests [MeSH Descriptor]
- interferon-gamma release tests [MeSH concept]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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