Acylcarnitines
Alternate test name
Lab area
Clinical Biochemistry - Metabolic Diseases
Method and equipment
Quantitation of Acylcarnitines following Butanolic-HCl Derivatization using Flow Injection Analysis Mass Spectrometry.
Expected turn-around time
STAT/Urgent: 3 Days
Routine: 7 Days
Specimen type
Plasma/Serum
Specimen requirements
0.5 mL of heparinized plasma (Green Top Sodium or Heparin Tube) or serum (Red Top Serum Tube).
Storage and transportation
Ship sample frozen on dry ice.
Special requirements
Free and Total Carnitine testing is automatically added to requisition at time of accessioning.
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
Disease condition
Fatty Acid Oxidation defects and some Organic Acidopathies.
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