Newcastle Laboratories

Porphyrins, blood

Clinical Background:

Used in the investigation of acute unexplained abdominal pain or neurological symptoms when a urine porphobilinogen is elevated. Also used to investigation bullous skin conditions and photosensitiv...

Used in the investigation of acute unexplained abdominal pain or neurological symptoms when a urine porphobilinogen is elevated. Also used to investigation bullous skin conditions and photosensitivity which can occur in chronic porphyrias

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Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Biochemistry

    Biochemistry

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    EDTA or lithium heparin whole blood

    EDTA or lithium heparin whole blood

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    EDTA or lithium heparin whole blood

    EDTA or lithium heparin whole blood

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    5 - 10 mL 

    5 - 10 mL 

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    5 - 10 mL 

    5 - 10 mL 

  • Special Requirement:

    Sample must be protected from light.

    Sample must be protected from light.

  • Sample Stability:

    Store in the fridge if the sample cannot be sent to the lab on the day of collection.

    Store in the fridge if the sample cannot be sent to the lab on the day of collection.

  • Transport Requirements:

    Sample sent on dry ice to the referral laboratory

    Sample sent on dry ice to the referral laboratory

  • Interpretation:

    Interpretation is provided on the report by the referral laboratory

    Interpretation is provided on the report by the referral laboratory

  • Reference Ranges:

    Provided on report from referral laboratory

    Provided on report from referral laboratory

  • Factors Affecting Result:

    Light causes degradation of porphyrins

    Light causes degradation of porphyrins

  • Other Info:

    Please provide full clinical details as referral laboratory will not process samples without this information.

    Please provide full clinical details as referral laboratory will not process samples without this information.

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Duty biochemist

  • Routine Telephone:

    Freeman: 0191 244 8889
    RVI: 0191 282 9719

    Freeman: 0191 244 8889
    RVI: 0191 282 9719

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

Sample sent to an external laboratory for analysis

Turn Around:

4 weeks

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