INFLAMMATION
GlycA
Also known as GlycA
What it is
GlycA is a modern NMR-based marker of chronic systemic inflammation. It integrates several acute-phase glycoproteins into a single value.
Why it matters
GlycA correlates with long-term cardiovascular and metabolic risk. It offers a stable measure of low-grade inflammation.
Range GPLX watches for
GPLX watches for GlycA in the lower half of the lab reference range in symptomatic patients.
This educational range is not a personal diagnostic threshold. Your physician interprets your result in context of your full biomarker panel, medications, symptoms, and history.
What abnormal values can suggest
If low
A low GlycA value is generally favorable.
If high
A high GlycA value can suggest chronic inflammation, metabolic disease, or elevated cardiovascular risk.
This marker is reviewed when clinically appropriate as part of physician-directed labs. Membership is $39.99/month; consultation is $30.
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