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Acylcarnitines are important intermediates
in fatty acid oxidation. Elevations in specific acylcarnitines can be
diagnostic for several fatty acid oxidation disorders and organic acidurias.
Specimen requirements:
Sodium heparin plasma. Sample can be shipped at room temperature
overnight or the plasma can be removed and shipped frozen. Alternatively, a
blood spot may be sent via standard mail.
Transport:
Samples should be sent overnight express. Samples can also be sent frozen.
Standard of Analysis:
Analysis will be done by tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS).
Turn around time:
Analysis will be complete within five days.
Special request:
Any type of special request must be made directly to the laboratory at the time
the specimen is submitted.
Report: Written
reports with interpretation will be mailed and, when abnormalities exist, the
report will be made by telephone. Results may be sent by fax when requested. |
