Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Galactosemia
Whole Blood
Mayo Medical Lab
LAB09236
Thursday
4-10 Days
2-3 mL Whole Blood
Lavender (EDTA)
Collect Monday-Thursday and Friday before 1200 only, not on weekends. Whole blood collected in a sodium heparin (green-top) tube is also acceptable. Specimens collected following a meal can exhibit postprandial elevations. For infants, collect a specimen immediately prior to feeding to avoid this.
Refrigerate-Only
Room Temp: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 72 Hours; Frozen: Unacceptable
Gross hemolysis
3 mL Whole Blood
2 mL Whole Blood
Collect Monday-Thursday and Friday before 1200 only, not on weekends. Order in Mayolink and send with Mayo courier Monday-Friday. Must be received at Mayo within 72 hours.
84378
7/8/25
SA