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

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