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| Test: | Homocysteine, Total |
| Comments: | Elevation of homocysteine is diagnostic for homocystinuria, and has been associated with vaso-occlusive and thrombotic disease. Where older methods only measured free homocystine, this method by tandem massspectrometry detects total (free and protein-bound, reduced homocysteine and oxidized homocystine). |
| Specimen type: | Plasma |
| Sample Requirements: | Plasma, 1 mL (minimum 0.5 mL) (separated from heparinized or EDTA-treated blood (green or purple-top tube), promptly frozen and shipped frozen (packed with dry ice) by overnight carrier. |
| Turnaround time: | 10-14 working days. |
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