Children's National Medical Center, OTC Carrier (Ornithine Transcarbamylase)

Message
did not find in Childern's national Medical Center.


Test Code
ARUPLAB 2004901


CPT Codes
18405

Preferred Specimen
Whole Blood 3 mL


Minimum Volume
1 mL


Transport Container
Lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), or yellow (ACD Solution A or B).


Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.


Specimen Stability
Ambient: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen


Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction/Sequencing

Report Available
Within 21 days


Limitations
"Diagnostic errors can occur due to rare sequence variations. Regulatory region mutations and deep intronic mutations will not be detected in individuals of both sexes; large deletions/duplications will not be detected in females.

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