Homocysteine Total (Homocysteine, tHcy, hyperhomocysteinemia, homocystinuria)
Phlebotomy Requirements
Send to lab immediately, on ice. Sample must be received, spun and centrifuged within one hour of venepuncture
Collection
Hospital.
Sample container
All Colchester & Ipswich samples: 7.5ml Orange Lith-Hep Trace Metal. Min vol: 1ml.
Site
*If Urgent Colchester Request*: Adults: St Thomas', TAT: 10d. Child: GOSH, TAT: 2w. If Routine Colchester or Ipswich Request: Addenbrookes, TAT: 2w.
Notes
Non-fasting. No specific patient preparation required.
