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 Test List – Biochemical Tests (Profiles)
Profiles
 
No.
    Tests
Sample Required 
Approx. Turn
 
 
 
Around time
01
Galactosemia Screening Urine MRST,
3 ml Heparninised
24 Hrs
 
TLC Sugar, GALT & Galactose
blood and 20 ml
 
 
 
Urine
 
       
02
Protein Challenge for OTC Carrier
Follow protocol
3 Days
03
Tyrosinemia Profile Pl. Tyrosine, Phe,
20 ml Urine+ 2 ml
4 – 6 wks
 
Meth, AFP, SA, PBG Synthase, Urine SA,
heparinised blood
 
 
DALA and SAA  
& 3 ml EDTA Blood
 
       
04
Detailed metabolic profile Critically ill
20 ml urine + 2 ml
3 – 4 wks
 
newborns / MR / Autism / Detailed IEM
heparinised blood,
 
 
Screening with past H / S / O IEM
2 ml EDTA blood
 
 
 
& 2 ml Serum
 
       
05
Homocysteine / Folic Acid / B 12 /
2 ml Serum
3 – 4 Days
 
Methionine / MTHFR Mutation Analysis
2 ml Serum and
 
 
 
3 ml EDTA Blood
 
06
MPS (Mini) Profile MPS Spot / GAG Qty. /
20 ml urine –
6 – 8 wks
 
MPS EPP / TLC Oligosaccharides / 4
morning samples,
 
 
enzymes Aryl Sulphatase A / B, Beta
5 ml EDTA blood
 
 
Galactosidase, Beta Glucuronidase
& 5 ml Heparinised
 
 
 
blood
 
       
07
MPS (Detailed) Profile Above tests +
20 ml urine –
6 – 8 wks
 
Iduronidase and Iduronate Sulphatase
morning samples,
 
 
 
5 ml EDTA blood
 
 
 
& 5 ml Heparinised
 
 
 
blood
 
       
08
LSD profile – 14 Leucocyte enzymes +
5 ml EDTA & 5ml
6 – 8 wks
 
Chitotrisidase + Krabbe’s Dis. Screen
Heparinised Blood
 
       
09
Mini LSD Screen – 5 Disorders on DBS –
4 Good sized Blood
6 – 8 wks
 
Dis screened – Gaucher’s Dis, Fabry’s
spots on S & S 903
 
 
Dis. Krabbe’s Dis., Nieman Pick’s Dis.,
Paper.
 
 
Pompe’s Dis,