Sample type: Plasma

Test name: 7-dehydrocholesterol a.k.a. 7DHC, 7-DHC

Condition / Indication: Smith Lemli Opitz (SLO)

Special precautions & notes: Ideally protect sample from light (e.g. brown envelope).

Reference range: <2.5 umol/L.

Container: Li heparin (green top)

Alternative container: Serum (Gold top)

Ideal volume (mL): 2 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Metabolic Biochemistry

Turnaround time: 28 days