Turnaround times
The quoted turnaround time is from sample receipt in the laboratory, to results authorisation in the Laboratory Information Management system. The times do not include transport of specimen to the laboratory or the administrative process to print and post/email reports. Service users must allow for transport and reporting time when ordering tests.
Clinical background:
Recommend routine cardiolipin testing in all young males with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).Cardiolipin testing should also be considered in male babies/boys with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC), unexplained neutropenia (especially with poor growth, developmental delay or weak muscles and easy fatigue) and in families with a male pattern of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) but where no genetic cause can be found and other features suggestive of Barth Syndrome are present.
Specimen container paediatric:
EDTA whole blood
Specimen container adult:
EDTA whole blood
Minimum volume paediatric:
3 mL
Minimum volume adult:
3 mL
Special requirements:
Samples must arrive within 24 hours of collection, therefore only collect Monday to Thursday.
Sample stability:
Store sample at 4oC
Transport requirements:
First class post
Other info:
Cardiolipin analysis is temporarily unavailable in the UK. The laboratory at Bristol Royal Infirmary continues however to facilitate testing for Barth syndrome by forwarding samples to the Academic Medical Centre (AMC) in Amsterdam for analysis. Analysis of samples sent via the Bristol laboratory to the AMC are free of charge.