Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Adults - 3 mL whole blood in lavender top tube (EDTA)
Children - 2 mL whole blood in lavender top tube (EDTA)
Testing on smaller volumes than those requested will be attempted.  
However, in some cases, small blood volumes may compromise the ability 
to perform testing.
Testing requires a dedicated collection tube.

Analytic Time:

21 days

Comments:

Direct detection of mutations for alpha sarcoglycan R77C, beta
sarcoglycan S114F and fukutin-related protein L276I will be performed 
initially followed by sequencing of FKRP if requested.

Instructions:

Contact University of Iowa Diagnostic Laboratories 
1-866-844-2522 (toll free) 
319-384-7213 (Fax)

See also:
FKRP Sequencing, Whole Blood
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive (LGPCR) - Mutation Analysis, Whole Blood