Carbohydrate deficient transferrin

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Carbohydrate deficient transferrin
CDT, transferrin isoforms, TRFISO
Serum (Brown). Upon receipt in the laboratory the sample is centrifuged and serum stored refrigerated prior to referral

This test is referred to another centre for analysis:

Biochemistry

Blood Sciences Laboratory

Ground Floor Bessemer Wing

King’s College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London SE5 9RS

 

Telephone: 020 3299 4126

Expected turnaround time: 6 weeks

Used in the investigation of sialylic acid transfer disorders
Unhaemolysed serum required. Results may be unreliable in neonates under 3 weeks old due to maternal transferrin. Recent transfusions invalidate results.
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