Fatty Acid Profile, Comprehensive (C8-C26)
Order Code: RBCFA
Epic Lab Code: LAB3968
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Adult minimum: 0.5 mL serum Pediatric minimum: 0.15 mL serum
Specimen Instructions:
Fasting sample preferred; patient MUST NOT consume any alcohol for 24 hours before the specimen is drawn.
Turn Around Time:
2 weeks upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Includes C8 to C26 saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated fatty acids and plasmalogens. Reference Ranges By Report
Comments:
Patient age is required on request form; also include information regarding treatment, family history and tentative diagnosis.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Stable Isotope Dilution Analysis
CPT Code:
82544
 
See also:
Fatty Acid Oxidation Probe Assay, Fibroblasts or Skin Biopsy