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Lab Dept:
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Chemistry
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Test Name:
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ALDOLASE
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General Information
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Lab Order Codes:
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ALD
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Synonyms:
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ALS; Fructose-biphosphate aldolase
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CPT Codes:
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82085 - Aldolase
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Test Includes:
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Aldolase level reported in U/L.
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Logistics
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Test Indications:
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Useful for the detecting muscle diseases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and limb-girdle dystrophy.
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Lab Testing Sections:
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Chemistry - Sendouts
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Referred to:
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Mayo Medical Laboratories (Test# 8363)
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Phone Numbers:
Minneapolis:
Saint Paul:
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612-813-6280
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651-220-6550
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Test Availability:
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Daily, 24 hours
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Turnaround Time:
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1 – 3 days, test set up Monday - Saturday
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Special Instructions:
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See Patient Preparation
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Specimen
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Specimen Type:
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Blood
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Container:
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Red top (plain, no gel) tube
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Draw Volume:
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3.0 mL blood
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Processed Volume:
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1.0 mL (Minimum: 0.2 mL) serum
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Collection:
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Routine venipuncture
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Special Processing:
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Lab Staff: Centrifuge specimen, remove serum aliquot into a screw-capped round bottom plastic vial. Hemolyzed specimens are not acceptable. Store and ship at frozen temperatures. Forward promptly.
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Patient Preparation:
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Fasting patient preferred
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Sample Rejection:
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Specimens other than serum, hemolyzed specimens, warm specimens, serverely icteric specimens, mislabeled or unlabeled specimens
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Interpretive
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Reference Range:
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0 – 16 years:
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<14.5 U/L
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≥17 years:
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<7.7 U/L
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Critical Values:
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N/A
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Limitations:
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N/A
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Methodology:
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Ultraviolet, Kinetic
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Contraindications:
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N/A
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References:
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Mayo Medical Laboratories Web Page (May 2009)
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Updates:
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6/13/2007: Reference range update from MML. Previous ranges listed as 0-2 yrs: <16.3 U/L, 3-16 yrs: <8.3 U/L, >or= 17 yrs: <7.4 U/L.
5/4/2009: Serum gel tubes are not acceptable for specimen collection.
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