Collection Requirements
** Send to lab ASAP - sample must get to interstate lab witin 48h of collection. DO NOT collect on a Thursday/Friday or before a public holiday.
Tube Colour
9mL blood (EDTA) lavender top
Test image(s)
Requires own tube?
Yes
Availability
Weekly
Reference Laboratory
SA Pathology - Women & Children's Hospital, 4th Floor Rieger Building, King William Road, North Adelaide, SA 5006. tel 08 8161 7483, Fax 08 8161 7484
Fee
AUD $167 not Medicare rebatable.
Notes
Only collect Monday or Wednesday early morning - must be delivered to lab by 11am marked urgent. Sent to SA and must arrive in referral Lab within 48hr of collection. MUST NOT be collected on a Thursday/Friday.
Store and send at room temperature.
This test is generally performed after a positive urine mucopolysaccharide screen.
Includes: Iduronidase, Iduronate-2-sulphatase, Sulphamidase, Arylsulphatase B, Hurler syndrome, Hunter syndrome, Sanfilippo syndrome, Morquio syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, MPS-I, MPS-II, MPS-III, MPS-IV, MPS-VI, 949
Test code: UNCB