Thiopurine Metabolites by LC

Specimen Container

lav

Specimen Collection Type

Whole bl)

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

5 mL

Stability

Ambient Stability: 24 hrs
Refrig Stability: 7 days
Frozen Stability: Unable

Unacceptable Conditions

Gel separator tubes. Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens. Frozen specimens.

Preferred Transportation Temperature

REFRIGERATED

Remarks

COLLECTION!Trough collection (within 1 hour prior to the next dose).

Performed

Tue, Thu, Sat

Reported

1-5 days

Methodology

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Lab Department

Core

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

TPMT
TDM
Thiopurine
2014484
6 Methyl Mercaptopurine
6-Mercaptopurine
6-Methylmercaptopurine
6-MMP
6-MMPN
6-MP
6-TG
6-TGN
6-Thioguanine
6MMP
6MMPN
6MP
6TG
6TGN
AZA
FPMET
Imuran Metabolite
Mercaptopurine
Methylmercaptopurine
Purine antimetabolites
Purinethol
THIO
Thioguanine
Thiopurine Metabolites
TPRBC

AOE

Avoid lipemia & hemolysis

Misc Instructions

“Transport 3 mL whole blood in the original collection tube. (Min: 1.5 mL)
Test is not performed at ARUP; separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.”

Unit of Measurement

pmol/8x 10E8

CPT Codes

80299 (Alt code: G0480)

LOINC

82869-9

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