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Orotic Acid, Urine
Alternate test name
Lab area
Clinical Biochemistry - Metabolic Diseases
Method and equipment
Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Expected turn-around time
30 days
Specimen type
Random Urine
Specimen requirements
500 µL of urine in sterile screw top container.
Storage and transportation
- Store at -20°C and transport frozen on dry ice.
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
Disease condition
Differentiation of various Urea Cycle Defects such as: OTC deficiency, NAGS deficiency, CPS deficiency, Citrullinemia, Argininosuccinate Lyase Deficiency. Pyrimidine biosynthesis defects.
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