Fatty Acid Oxidation Probe
| Abbrev Code: | MMMISC | ||
| Order Code: | LAB4909 | Order Name: | Send Outs Misc Test |
| Methodology: | Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) for Acylcarnitines; Culture | ||
| CPT Codes: | 82017 x1 | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Specimens are sent to reference laboratory Mon-Fri; results are reported within 15-71 days. | ||
| Special Instructions: | A signed informed consent in the patient's medical record is required; the consent form should not be sent to the laboratory. The link to the Genetic Testing Consent form is provided as a convenience for the providers and genetic counselors. | ||
| Compliance: | This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic. This test has not been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
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Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Cultured fibroblast or skin biopsy |
| Optimal Volume: | Cultured fibroblasts: 2 T-25 flasks filled to neck with culture media, sterile or send skin biopsy: 4 mm punch, collect sterile in Eagle's minimum essential medium with penicillin, streptomycin and nystatin in supplied T-115 container. |
| Container: | T 25 Flasks with culture media Alternate Containers: T 115 container from Mayo |
| Causes for Rejection: | Frozen specimen, specimen in formalin or fixative preservative. |
Processing and Shipping
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship fibroblasts at room temperature and skin biopsy at refrigerated temperature |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Lab Sendouts (Mayo) |
| Referral Lab number: | FAO |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | By report. |
| Use: | In vitro confirmation of biochemical diagnoses of the following fatty acid oxidation deficiencies: SCAD, MCAD, LCHAD, VLCAD, CPT-II, CACT and glutaric acidemia type II. |
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