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Alternative Names:

Uroporphrynogen decarboxylase (UROD)

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

URO

Specimen Types:

Blood

Container Types:

EDTA 6 mL

Adults Volume or Mass:

6 mL

Collection & Request Instructions:

Collect on Ice

6 ml blood, EDTA tube must be frozen to minus 20 deg C immediately without centrifugation store and deliver frozen

Transport Instructions:

Send to lab immediately
On Ice

Processing Instructions:

Do Not Centrifuge
Store at -20'C

Assay Frequency:

Fortnightly

External Laboratory:

Melbourne Health Shared Pathology Service

External Transport Instructions:

Send Frozen on Dry Ice