The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase (TRAP) for Gaucher clinical drug monitoring
Order Code: GENTRAP
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Pediatric Minimum:  1 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Specimens not received at reference laboratory within 4 days of 
specimen collection; do not collect on Fridays, holidays, day before a 
holiday, or weekends.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


3 - 10 IU/L


Comments:


The Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase (TRAP) colorimetric enzyme 
assay uses p-nitrophenyl phosphate as subtrate.

Testing used for patients on Cerezyme (part of Gaucher Disease clinical 
drug monitoring including ACE, TRAP and CHITO.


Methodology:


Colorimetric Enzyme Assay


CPT Code:


84060


 


See also:
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) for Gaucher Clinical Drug Monitoring, Serum
Chitotriosidase (CHITO) for Gaucher clinical drug monitoring, Serum




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Updated: 05/24/2007

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