Chris Kresser: I’m not sure. I’m just going by memory. I’m not sure if anything new has been added. PTH, calcitriol were the most recently added tests, but we talked about that in the vitamin D unit. So I think those should already be there. But if I’m not answering your question, feel free to clarify.
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