Test ID: UE3
Estriol, Unconjugated, Serum
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
A part of the QUAD/81149 Quad Screen (Second Trimester) Maternal, Serum) in biochemical second trimester or cross-trimester screening for Down syndrome and trisomy 18 syndrome
A marker of fetal demise
An element in the prenatal diagnosis of disorders of fetal steroid metabolism, including Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, X-linked ichthyosis and contiguous gene syndrome (placental sulfatase deficiency disorders), aromatase deficiency, primary or secondary fetal adrenal insufficiency, and various forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
The assessment of preterm labor risk
Epidemiological studies of breast cancer risk in conjunction with measurement of estrone, estradiol, and various metabolites
Assessing estrogen metabolism, estrogen and estrogen-like medications, and other endogenous or exogenous factors impacting on estrogen metabolism in the context of other basic scientific and clinical studies
Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Immunoenzymatic Assay
Reporting Name
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Aliases
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Estriol
UE3 (Unconjugated Estriol)
Unconjugated Estriol


