80430:ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE, SERUM
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Anderson Fabry Disease / Fabry’s Disease / GLA Deficiency |
| Methodology: |
Fluorometric |
| Edit Date: |
1/23/2009 |
| Performed: |
Thursday |
| Released: |
7-9 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
82657-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Freeze. Do not allow more than one freeze/thaw cycle. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.4 mL serum. |
| Transport: |
Frozen. |
| Comments: |
Results from this assay may not reflect carrier status because of individual variation of alpha-galactosidase enzyme levels.
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| Rejection Criteria: |
Non-frozen specimen; specimen other than serum; specimen frozen/thawed more than once. |
