Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Acid Sphingomyelinase, Leukocyte (Referred Test) (Synonym: Niemann-Pick A, Niemann-Pick B, Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase 1, Acid Lysosomal, Lysosomal Enzymes Panel)

Ordering Alert:

Connect Care Users: Order Lysosomal Enzymes (LAB4043), then select the enzyme(s) to be tested. If ordering through Requisition Entry, order the individual enzyme.

The healthcare professional ordering this test must call the Alberta Children’s Hospital (ACH) Biochemical Genetics Laboratory 403-955-7379 or the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) Biochemical Genetics Laboratory 780-407-8820 at least 24 hours in advance to inform the lab of, and obtain any necessary information pertaining to, location and timing of the collection.

Collection Alert:

For south sector, collections are recommended to be done at the Alberta Children's Hospital Outpatient Lab between 0800h - 1200h.

Before collection of specimens, call ACH Biochemical Genetics lab at 403-955-7379 or UAH Biochemical Genetics 780-407-8820.

Collect Monday through Friday only, excluding holidays. Specimens should be collected early enough in the day to arrive in the ACH or UAH Biochemical Genetics Lab by 12:00 noon on the day of collection. Consult with the lab if other arrangements are necessary.

Shipping and Handling Alert:

Ship whole blood at room temperature to the ACH or UAH Biochemical Genetics Lab to prepare the white cell pellet.
Specimens must be received in the ACH or UAH Biochemical Genetics Lab by 12:00 noon on the day of collection.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB4039

Specimen Collection Requirements:

Testing is referred out to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine in Montreal, please follow the instructions below to view testing details.

Open the following in an AHS IT-approved browser with language-translation capability (e.g., Microsoft Edge Chromium): https://www.chusj.org/labotest/accueil
Click on Acceder >> (To access”).
Right click and select Translate to English.
In the search field, type “sphingo”.
Select Sphingomyelinase (Niemann-pick A and B) - Blood.

Test Resources:

Submit request using the applicable requisition or Connect Care online order entry:

Biochemical Genetics Laboratory Requisition

Please ensure all required information, including patient's clinical history/indication, is provided on the requisition.

Testing Area:

Referred Out
Specimens should be sent to UAH External Send Out bench (North) or ACH Genetics & Genomics (South).

Performing Site:

Referred out to CHU Sainte-Justine

Last Updated On:

Monday, November 27, 2023

Date of Last Review:

Aug 1 2022 12:00AM