Galactocerebrosidase

Synonyms

  • GALACCB
  • GALACTOCEREBROSIDASE
  • LAB11210

Cerner Name

Galactocerebrosidase

Clinical Info

Useful For 
Diagnosis of Krabbe disease
Follow-up testing for evaluation of an abnormal newborn screening result for Krabbe disease
This test is not intended for carrier detection.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

Specimen Volume: 6 mL (Min Vol 4 mL)

Container

Yellow Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:
Preferred: Yellow top (ACD solution B)
Acceptable: Yellow top (ACD solution A) or lavender top (EDTA)
Specimen Volume: 6 mL
Collection Instructions: Send whole blood specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Whole Blood ACD: Refrigerated (preferred) 6 days
                                Ambient 6 days

Methodology

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Days Performed

TAT: 4-8 Days

Performing Laboratories
  • Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

82657x1

PDM

5902430

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
GALACTOCEREBROSIDASE GALACTOINT GALACTOCEREBROSIDASE Galactocerebrosidase
GALACTOCEREBROSIDASE INTERPRETATION GALACTOCER GALACTOCEREBROSIDASE INTERPRETATION Galactocerebrosidase Interpretation
REVIEWEDBY UGT1A1REVBY REVIEWEDBY Reviewed By

Result Interpretation

Forms
Chemistry LAB11210 build edit