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Creatine Disorders Panel, Urine
Alternate test name
Creatine/Guanidinoacetate Panel, GAA
Lab area
Clinical Biochemistry - Metabolic Diseases
Method and equipment
Quantitation using non-derivatized method, measurement using LC-MS/MS.
Expected turn-around time
30 days
Specimen type
Random Urine
Specimen requirements
1 mL of urine in sterile screw top container.
Storage and transportation
Store at -20°C and transport frozen on dry ice.
Special requirements
Freeze within 1 hour of collection, analytes are unstable.
Shipping information
The Hospital for Sick Children
Rapid Response Laboratory
555 University Avenue, Room 3642
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5G 1X8
Phone: 416-813-7200
Toll Free: 1-855-381-3212
Hours: 7 days/week, 24 hours/day
Requisition
Background and clinical significance
Diagnosis of Disorders of Creatine Metabolism
Disease condition
Creatine Metabolism Disorders,
Creatine Synthesis and Transport Disorders - AGAT Deficiency,
GAMT Deficiency, Creatine Transporter Deficiency.
Secondary Creatine Synthesis Disorders - e.g. OAT Deficiency.
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Customer Service
Toll Free: 1-855-381-3212
Local: 416-813-7200