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Phytanic Acid
(a.k.a Phytanate)
Test Code: VLC
Other acceptable tube types
Serum (yellow) or EDTA (purple)
Special instructions
None
Reference range
<4 weeks: <1.0
4 weeks - 1 year: 1 - 10
>1 year: 0 - 16
Sent away
to Southmead Hospital
Units
µmol/L
Linked to
Very Long Chain Fatty Acids
Turnaround Time
21
days
Department: Biochemistry
Clinical Application
Diagnosis and monitoring of adult Refsums, also part of very long chain fatty acid profile.
