BOP/ WHK/ROT: Mon- Thurs collection only. Must be at lab before 4pm
TPO: Mon- Wed Collection only. Must be at lab before 9am.
Processing Information
Registration Code
WCL
Notes
DO NOT centrifuge; whole blood required
DO NOT refrigerate/freeze
DO NOT share sample; dedicated tubes required
Whole blood must be transported at room temperature
From LabPlus website:
White cell enzymes are used to diagnose children with suspected lysosomal disease. In general the cost for a screen is only slightly more than the cost of one particular enzyme. By ordering 'white cell enzymes' the following enzymes (diseases) are analysed:
beta-galactosidase (GM1-gangliosidosis)
beta-hexosaminidase A (Tay-Sachs disease)
total hexosaminidase A (Sandhoff disease)
arylsulphatase A (metachromatic leucodystrophy)
Glucosylsphingosine (Gaucher disease)
beta-galactocerebrosidase (Krabbe disease)
sphingomyelinase (Niemann-Pick disease types A & B)
alpha-fucosidase (Fucosidosis)
alpha-mannosidase (Mannosidosis)
acid lipase (Wolman's disease)
plasma alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase and alpha-mannosidase (I-cell disease, mucolipidosis type III and Schindler's disease)
palmitoyl-protein thioesterase I (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, NCL1), (infantile Batten disease)
Notify Waikato Hospital Laboratory prior to sending sample
Send Away Volume
3mL
Send Away Transport
Whole blood must be transported at room temperature and received in the referral laboratory within 24h of collection to ensure white cell viability and accurate results.