For the diagnosis and monitoring of inborn errors of amino acid metabolism.
Tube
Heparin Gel
ID
29922
Turn Around
10 days. Please contact the Biochemical Genetics laboratory for enquiries regarding urgent samples 0113 2064256
Send to
Specialist Laboratory Medicine
Centre for Laboratory Medicine
St James hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Advice
See the British Inherited Metabolic Diseases Group guidelines
Contact
For further details please contact Leeds Pathology customer services: [email protected].
Collection Con
Minimum volume: 0.2 mL
Instructions for lab: Separate plasma on receipt. Send to Centre for Laboratory Medicine. If storage required (overnight or over the weekend) store refrigerated at 2 to 8ºC. Of note Serum and EDTA samples may also be acceptable.
Please discuss with Biochemical Genetics lab prior to rejecting any samples.
Frequency
Daily
Sample REQ
Plasma
Ref. Range Notes
Age related referenge range supplied on the report as appropriate. Contact Biochemical Genetics laboratory for further advice if required.
Units
µmol/L