Laboratory Medicine
Test Directory / Acyl Carnitine
Acyl Carnitine
Guthrie Card
Test | Acyl Carnitine |
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Common Abbreviations | NA |
Profile | NA |
Tube type | Guthrie Card |
Clinical Indication | Abnormal acylcarnitines accumulate in a variety of inborn errors of metabolism particularly in fatty acid oxidation defects and certain organic acidurias. |
Specimen Type | Dried Blood Spot |
Sample type | Dried Blood Spot |
Minimum Volume | 2 spots |
Special Precautions | No special requirements |
Stability | Contact Referral Laboratory |
Turnaround Time | 18 days |
Laboratory | St James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF 0113 206 5806 |
Reference Interval | Contact Referral Laboratory |
Limitations | Contact Referral Laboratory |
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