The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Metabolic screen (urine)

Metabolic screen (urine)

To investigate inborn errors of metabolism. Tests include: amino acids, organic acids, sugar chromatography and where clinically indicated mucopolysaccharides, oligosaccharides and sialic acids.

Also called IEM screen, or inborn errors screen.

Tube Plain Universal
ID 29967
Availability Weekdays
Additional Information LSPTU, LACTU, LSTCU, LOLGU, LMPSU, JORGU
Turn Around 18 days
Send to Specialist Laboratory Medicine
Block 46
St James hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Advice http://www.bimdg.org.uk/guidelines/guidelines-start.asp
Collection Con Minimum volume: 2.0 – 6.0mL (dependent on creatinine)

Instructions for lab: Send to Block 46. If storage required (overnight or over the weekend) store refrigerated at 2-8°C.

Please discuss with Biochemical Genetics lab prior to rejecting any samples.
Frequency Weekly
Sample REQ Plain urine. Boric acid samples must NOT be used.
Ref. Range Notes Descriptive report of results is provided.

Contact Biochemical Genetics laboratory for further advice if required.
Telepath All urine:- Spot tests: SPTU1J, Amino acid TLC: ATCU1J, Sugar chromatography: STCU1J, Oligosaccharides and sialic acids: OLGU2J, Mucoploysaccharides: MPSU1J, Organic acids: ORGU1JC, Creatinine: CREU1J
ICE Codes Urine spot tests: LSPTU, Urine amino acid TLC: LACTU, Urine sugar chromatography: LSTCU, Urine oligosaccharides and sialic acids: LOLGU, Urine mucoploysaccharides: LMPSU, Urine organic acids: JORGU