Organic Acids, Urine

Department

Specialist Biochemistry

Delphic Registration Code

WMET

Laboratory Handling

Separating

take a small aliquot for UCRN and send all remaining urine received to Specialist Chemistry : freezer.

Laboratory

keep frozen

Synonyms

D-lactate
fumaric acid
glutaric acid
hexanoylglycine
Mevalonic acid
n-acetylaspartate
orotic acid
Succinylacetone

Turnaround Time

4 weeks

Test Code

4557

Specimen Type

• Urine

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Pottle

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Pottle

Acceptable

• 24hr Urine Container

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

4.0

Additional Specimen Information

Urine random preferably send to lab on ice and freeze on arrival in the lab. Please note time of collection and time of freezing the urine sample on request form. DO NOT ALIQUOT. FREEZE AND SEND ALL URINE TO SPECIALIST LAB

Aliquot Instructions

Sample Type

• Urine

Minimum Volume (ml)

20.0

Transport to Lab

Frozen
If overnight - Frozen

Test Method

GCMS

Non-Funded Test Cost

$221.27 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

4557

Urine specifically requiring succinylacetone need to be wrapped in foil and frozen as soon as possible due to problem with instability

Referred to LabPlus.

Contact Information

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