Galactose-1-Phosphate, Erythrocytes

Last Modified: 11/22/2019 6:42:29 AM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements: 3.0 mL Whole Blood in a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA 
Collection Instructions:

 

 
Minimum Volume: 2.0 mL Whole Blood
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:

3 days Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria: Gross hemolysis
Reference Range:

Reference interval (normal range): < or = 0.9 mg/dL
Therapeutic range: < or = 4.9 mg/dL
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: LC / MS / MS
Clinical Significance:

Monitoring dietary therapy of patients with galactosemia due to deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase or uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 9 to 16 days
Days Performed: Tuesday
Sites Performed: Mayo Laboratory
PHL Test Code: MSOT
EPIC Test Code:
Send Out Test Code: GAL1P
Alternate Test Names: Gal1P; Gal-1-P; Galactokinase; Galactose-1-Phosphate; Galactose-1-Phosphate, RBC; Galactosemia
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 84378

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