Purines and Pyrimidines (Blood)

Referring Laboratory

LabPLUS Biochemical Genetics

Testing Laboratory

Department

Chemical Pathology

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

BGA

Test Code (Numeric Code)

6351

Synonyms

Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency, HPRT deficiency, Adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL) deficiency, Deoxyadenosine, Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency, PNP, Deoxyuridine, Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) deficiency, MNGIE, Lesch-Nyhan, Uridine

Specimen Type

• Whole Blood

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4

Serum separator (SST) tubes are unsuitable for this test.

Turnaround Time: Between 5 weeks and 8 weeks

This test is generally only done after a urine purine/pyrimidine screening test shows suggestive results.

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