Information about our company

The Great Plains Laboratory is the world leader in organic acid testing and evaluating abnormal levels of yeast and other components that cause symptoms of autism and many other diseases.

We also offer a variety of metabolic tests such as immune deficiency evaluation, amino acid and essential fatty acid deficiencies, glutathione levels, metal toxity, food allergies and many more.  We also offer free half-hour phone consultations to assist in the interpretation of our test results.

The Great Plains Laboratory is located in Lenexa, Kansas, in Greater Kansas City, but you don't need to travel to Kansas City to have a test done in our laboratory; you or your doctor may order test kits by the telephone, fax, or over the Internet. You can count on our experienced team of biochemists and lab technicians with specialties in nutrition, as well as first class customer service staff. We help patients from all over the world to reach their potential, and to live a healthier life.

Please contact one of our representatives if you need assistance ordering a test kit. Great Plains Laboratory will pay the shipping expense for kits mailed to any United States address. When we complete the test, we will send copies of the test results to you and your doctor with the interpretation. For a more detailed interpretation please call to schedule a consultation with our nutrition specialist.

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About Doctor Shaw

Dr. William Shaw received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and human physiology from the Medical University of South Carolina. He is board certified in the fields of clinical chemistry and toxicology by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. He has supervised large endocrinology, nutritional biochemistry, and toxicology and immunology departments in positions at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Smith Kline Laboratories in Atlanta. He was Director of Clinical Chemistry, Endocrinology and Toxicology at Children’s Mercy Hospital, the teaching hospital of the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Shaw is now the Director of The Great Plains Laboratory for Health, Nutrition and Metabolism in Lenexa, Kansas specializing in urine metabolic testing for autism spectrum disorders. He is author of “Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD” and is a frequent speaker at autism conferences worldwide. He is the stepfather of a child with autism and has helped thousands of parents and physicians successfully contribute to improving the lives of autistic children.
                                   

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