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Glycine Level

Collection Restrictions

Except for emergent or critically ill children, the patient must be fasting as follows:
 

Age (months) Fasting Time (hours)
0-6 3
7-24 6
>24 8-12

 

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container(s):

  • Preferred: Red gel
  • Acceptable: Lithium heparin mint green gel

Volume: 2 mL in vacutainer

Turn Around Time

1-8 days
Testing performed Monday-Friday 
Reports with interpretations are released each Friday.
Specimens must be received in the Toxicology Lab by 12:00 p.m. Thursday to be reported out on Friday.

Availability

Routine

Lab Processing Instructions

Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate

Performing Laboratory

Adele Hall

Adele Hall Lab Section

Biochemical Genetics

Instrumentation/Methodology

Ion Exchange Chromatography

Reference Ranges

See interpretative report

CPT

82131