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Adenosine Deaminase (ADA)
minimum sample volume required ~ 4ml
Test Code: ADB
Tube type: EDTA
Special instructions
Get to lab promptly. Not on ice. Avoid taking samples on Thursday and Friday.
Sent away
to St Thomas' Hospital, London
Contact Laboratory before requesting
Reference range
40 - 100
Units
nmol/h/mgHb
Turnaround Time
14
days
Department: Biochemistry
Clinical Application
Adenosine deaminase deficiency is a cause of severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID).
High ADA enzyme activity levels are found in cases of Diamond-Blackfan anaemia.
