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Beta- Carotene
minimum sample volume required ~ 5ml
Test Code: BCA
Tube type: SST
Special instructions
Sample must be protected from light.
Must be in laboratory within 30 minutes.
Sent away
to St Helier Hospital, Carshalton
Contact Laboratory before requesting
Reference range
0.06 - 2.20
Units
µmol/L
Turnaround Time
21
days
Department: Biochemistry
Clinical Application
Suspected excess dietary carotene. Employed outside UK in the investigation of malabsorption. Not recommended by British Society for Gastroenterology.
