Globotriaosylceramide (GL3/GB3)

EPIC

Fabry disease (GB3/GL3)

Section

Chemical Pathology - Enzyme

Clinical indications

For monitoring Fabry disease

Specimen requirement

5 mL fresh random urine collected in a plain universal container with no preservative

Dispatch and handling instructions

Measured in a research laboratory in Institute of Child Health, UCL. Send at ambient temperature by special post

Turnaround time

4 to 6 weeks

Synonym

Ceramide trihexoside, CTH, Fabry disease

Is it IS0 15189 accredited?

No