Fatty Acid Oxidation Probe Assay
Order Code: FATACIDP
Epic Lab Code: LAB3111
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Fibroblasts or Skin Biopsy
Collection Medium:
Miscellaneous container; contact laboratory
Minimum:
Fibroblasts: TWO T-25 flasks filled to neck with culture media Skin biopsy: 4-mm punch, submitted to Cytogenetics Laboratory for Fibroblast growth. Fibroblasts are submitted then to the reference laboratory.
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection period is completed.
Analytic Time:
2 weeks upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
By interpretive report
Comments:
Please print, complete, and submit the following with the appropriate signatures and the correct sample type: Molecular Genetics - Congenital Inherited Diseases Patient Information Sheet and the Informed Consent for DNA Testing from Mayo Medical Laboratories with the A-1a Miscellaneous Request.
Test Limitations:
No formalin or preservatives
Methodology:
Fibroblasts incubated with Enriched Medium followed by Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS-MS) for Acylcarnitines
CPT Code:
82017, 80500
 
See also:
Fatty Acid Profile, Comprehensive (C8-C26), Serum