Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Metabolic and Newborn Screening
Department of Blood Sciences
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE1 4LP
Website: https://www.newcastlelaboratories.com/
Main Contact
Dr Ann Bowron
Consultant Clinical Scientist
T: 0191 282 9685
E: Contact Dr Ann Bowron
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LABORATORY INFORMATION
Clinical Pathology Accreditation (CPA): N/A
ISO15189: Full
UKAS No.: 8543
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There are currently 21 names in this directory
3-Hydroxybutyrate Plasma or Serum or Whole blood
7-Dehydrocholesterol (Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome) Plasma [ LithiumHeparin ] (protect sample from light)
Acyl carnitines Plasma [ LithiumHeparin ] or Dried bloodspot or urine
Amino acids (quantitative) Plasma [ LithiumHeparin ] or Urine (random plain) or CSF
Biotinidase Plasma [ LithiumHeparin ] or Serum (frozen)
Carnitine Plasma [ LithiumHeparin ] or Serum or Urine
Cholestanol (CTX - Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis) Plasma [ LithiumHeparin ]
Cystine - urine (Cystinuria monitoring) 24hr collection (plain) or random
Desmosterol Plasma [ Lithium-Heparin ]
Free fatty acids Serum or Plasma (frozen)
Lathosterol (Lathosterolosis) Plasma [ Lithium Heparin ]
Methylmalonic acid (Cobalamin disorders) Urine Plain (random)
Organic acids (Qualitative) Urine plain (random frozen)
Orotic acid, orotate Urine plain (random)
Phenylalanine/tyrosine (Phenylketonuria monitoring) Plasma [ Lithium Heparin ] or Dried Bloodspot
Phosphoethanolamine (hypophosphatasia) Urine plain (random)
Phytanate, phytanic acid (Peroxisomal disorders) Plasma [ Lithium Heparin ] or Serum
Phytosterols / Sitosterol (Sitosterolaemia; phytosterolaemia) Plasma [ Lithium Heparin ]
Pristanic acid, pristanate (peroxisomal disorders) Plasma [ Lithium Heparin ] or Serum
Pyruvate Whole blood or CSF (special perchloric acid tube contact lab)
Very long chain fatty acids Plasma [ Lithium Heparin ] or Serum
