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HVA and VMA
EPIC
Urine VMA/HVA
Section
Chemical Pathology - Metabolic
Clinical indications
Neuroblastoma
Specimen requirement
2ml fresh random urine
Dispatch and handling instructions
Freeze ASAP. Send frozen
Turnaround time
3 days
Synonym
HVA: Homovanillic acid, homovanillate VMA: vanillylmandelic acid, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic acid, HMMA
Is it IS0 15189 accredited?
Yes