Assay

G6PD Assay

Key Words

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, G6PD

Specimen Collection

EDTA

Referral

This test is referred to another centre for analysis:

The Red cell centre

Kings college Hospital trust

Kings College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Turnaround time

14 days from receipt at reference laboratory

Test indications

Abnormal/Equivocal G6PD screen or females with normal G6PD screen results; as a mild deficiency in females may not be detected by screening methods  (Automatically actioned by the Haematology department)

Interferences

Contact referral laboratory for information

Reference Range

Contact referral laboratory for information

Minimum retesting interval

N/A