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Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Transferrin
Alternate test name
Carbohydrate-Deficient Glycoprotein Syndrome (CDGS), Carbohydrate Deficient Glycoprotein (CDG), Congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG), Transferrin Isoelectric focusing (TIEF)
Lab area
Clinical Biochemistry - Metabolic Diseases
Method and equipment
High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV-Vis detection
Expected turn-around time
20 days
Specimen type
Serum
Specimen requirements
250 µL of serum (Gold Top SST or Red Top Serum Tube).
Storage and transportation
- Store at -20°C and transport frozen on dry ice.
Special requirements
- Separate and freeze within 1 hour of collection.
- Plasma and hemolysed serum not acceptable.
Shipping information
The Hospital for Sick Children
Rapid Response Laboratory
555 University Avenue, Room 3642
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5G 1X8
Phone: 416-813-7200
Toll Free: 1-855-381-3212
Hours: 7 days/week, 24 hours/day
Background and clinical significance
Diagnosis of Congenital disorders of glycosylation
Disease condition
Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation
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