The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Thiopurine Methyltransferase, RBC
Order Code: TPMT
Epic Lab Code: LAB4153
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Green top tube (Na Heparin) 


Minimum:


5.0 mls whole blood


Rejection Criteria:


Collect Monday through Thursday only; do not collect on Fridays, 
holidays, day before a holiday, or weekends.  Sample older than 72 hrs.


Analytic Time:


2 weeks


Reference Range:


      >17.0 U/mL RBC  Normal
15.4 - 17.0 U/mL RBC  Probable low normal
11.9 - 15.3 U/mL RBC  Possible carrier
 6.0 - 11.8 U/mL RBC  Carrier range
 0.0 - 5.9 U/mL RBC   Homozygous deficient range


Methodology:


Enzymatic End-Point/Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry 
(LC-MS/MS)


CPT Code:


83789




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Updated: 01/05/2009

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