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Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)

Dr. Mahmood Bilal, is the Associate Director of Clinical Immunology Laboratory, located at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Dr. Bilal is a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, and a fellow of the Academy of Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM). He serves as a clinical consultant in laboratory medicine in the fields of: immunology, clinical chemistry, and molecular diagnostics/genetics. Dr. Bilal obtained a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science, and a PhD in Immunology from the University of Iowa, where he worked on mechanisms of human T cell receptor activation. Dr. Bilal has written multiple original research and review manuscripts in the fields of immunology, fertility, nutrition, and virology.

Pyroluria and Zinc Deficiency

Zinc Deficiency and Pyroluria: A Case Study

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
May 1, 2025
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IntroductionIn 1958, Dr. Abram Hoffer (MD) discovered what he termed the “mauve factor” in urine of psychiatric patients. This mauve factor was

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The Role of Copper in Health

Copper For Mitochondrial, Immune, and Thyroid Health

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
April 2, 2025
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The Role of Copper in Mitochondrial FunctionCopper is an essential trace element required for the propagation of optimal enzymatic activity and electron

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new thiamine testing lab

Introducing a New and Improved Thiamine Testing Platform

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
March 20, 2025
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IntroductionIt is my great to pleasure to introduce a new thiamine testing platform, the Erythrocyte Transketolase Activity Coefficient (ETKAC), offered by the

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Zinc deficiency and low testosterone

Can Zinc Reverse Low Testosterone? A Case Study

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
February 13, 2025
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Zinc is an essential mineral required for numerous biochemical processes such as DNA and immune system regulation, structure formation that includes collagen

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Magnesium and immune function

Magnesium and the Modulation of Immunity

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
December 5, 2024
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IntroductionMagnesium is the most common divalent metal cation present in mammalian cells. It is estimated that the average 150 pound adult stores

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vitamin A and zinc

Functional and Frank Vitamin A Deficiency Affects Thyroid and Lipid Metabolism

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
November 19, 2024
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Vitamin A is a nutritional term for a group of compounds with specific structures, of which the principal vitamer is called Retinol.

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extrathyroidal iodine

The Extrathyroidal Role of Iodine

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
August 15, 2024
23286 views

Iodine is an essential element required for the propagation of chemical reactions that are needed to create the thyroid hormones Thyroxine (T4)

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thiamine mosquitos

Are You Attractive? Connections Between Low Thiamine and Mosquito Bites

by Mahmood Bilal PhD, DABCC, FADLM, TS(ABB)
May 28, 2024
10648 views

A new study shows that you can be “highly attractive” if you have enough carboxylic acid on your skin. Highly attractive to

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