Fatty Acid Profile, Mitochondrial (C8-C18) Build info

Synonyms

• MITOCHONDRIAL FATTY ACIDS (C8-C18)
• FAPM
• MITOCHONDRIAL FATTY ACIDS (C8-C18)
• LAB11601

Short Name

MITOCHONDRIAL FATTY ACIDS (C8-C18)

Procedure Master Number

LAB11601

Procedure ID

115517

Clinical Info

Biochemical diagnosis of inborn errors of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, including deficiencies of medium-chain acyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, very long-chain acyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, and glutaric acidemia type 2

Specimen Sources

Specimen Types

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type: Serum
Patient Preparation:
1. For nutritional assessment, patient should fast overnight (12-14 hours); for patients with a suspected fatty acid oxidation disorder, collect prior to next feeding as fasting is contraindicated.
2. Patient must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before the specimen is collected.
Collection Container/Tube:
Preferred: Red top
Acceptable: Serum gel
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into plastic vial.
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.15 mL
Specimen Stability Information:

Specimen Type	Temperature	Time	Special Container
Serum	Frozen (preferred)	92 days
	Refrigerated	72 hours

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Stable Isotope Dilution

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT

82725

PDM

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Results