Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs, Mucopolysaccharides, Mucopolysaccharidosis)
- Description
- Quantitative & 2D electrophoresis
- Related condition
- Reference range
age-matched, contact laboratory
- Synonyms
- Urine screening tests, Glycosaminoglycans, GAGs, Mucopolysaccharides, Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Testing site
- Synnovis : Reference Services : Guy's Hospital
- Laboratory
- Biochemical Genetics
- Sample type and volume required
- Fresh urine (plain universal, no preservatives) minimum volume 5ml. Urines with pH greater than 8 and/or creatinine less than 1mmol/L are likely to be unsuitable for assay and may be rejected.
- Call in advance
- No
- Storage and transport
- Send by first-class post, store frozen if not sent immediately
- Turnaround time
- 4 weeks
- Contacts
Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at Guy’s Hospital
Phone: 020 7188 2592
Email: MetabolicEnzymes@synnovis.co.uk
Genetics Department
Tower Wing – 5th Floor
Guy’s Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London SE1 9RT