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Ceramide (24:0)
Pathway / Lipid retention & oxidation

Ceramide (24:0)

lipid

Ceramide (24:0) accumulates in atherosclerotic lesions and predicts adverse cardiovascular outcomes through altered lipid metabolism and plaque composition.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepLipid retention & oxidation
Confidencemedium
RationaleCeramide accumulation in atherosclerotic plaques; sphingolipid dysregulation in CAD.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresShared / rises in both
R — rupture / Type-I
67
C — confounder / Type-II
67
A — assay feasibility
40
E — evidence strength
66
T1DI (composite)
13
Specificity differential (R−C)0
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 2
2anemia / acute blood lossmag 2
3hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 2
4tachyarrhythmian/a
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 2
6hypertensive emergencyn/a
7high-demand / peri-operative stressn/a
Coverage: 4/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 13 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

Assay & specimen

Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma (EDTA to limit oxidation)
Collection tube
K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top) · Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST)
Method / principle
LC-MS/MS lipidomics (targeted or shotgun)
Reagent / substrate
Deuterated lipid-class internal standards; MS/MS transitions
Platform
LC-MS/MS
Turnaround · availability
Research · Research-only

Literature evidence(1)