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IRT (blood spot)
(a.k.a Immuno Reactive Trypsin, trypsin-like immunoreactivity)
Test Code: BIR
Tube type: Guthrie Card
Special instructions
IRT is no longer routinely available as patients are now screened for cystic fibrosis at birth as part of the neonatal screening programme. Portsmouth hospital labroatory provides our regional screening service.
Sent away
to Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
Turnaround Time
21
days
Department: Biochemistry
