Disaccharidase in Tissue DISAC

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Disaccharidase, Tissue

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Disaccharidase

Clinical Info

Use to evaluate malabsorption due to disaccharidase deficiency

Specimen Type

.Tissue

Container

Tissue

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Standard Transport Tube for biopsy collection
Specimen: Biopsies of small bowel by endoscopy. Place two 5 mg biopsies of tissue on the wall of a small, tightly-capped plastic tube without any supporting media.
Transport Temperature:  Frozen specimen within 2 hours of collection.

Transport Instructions

Frozen specimen within 2 hours of collection.

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Quantitative Spectrophotometry

Days Performed

Monday, Wednesday, Friday
 
 
TAT 2 - 7 Days

Performing Laboratory

ARUP Laboratories

CPT

82657 X4

PDM

5910030

Result Interpretation

 

Component	Reference Interval
Lactase	Greater than or equal to 15.0 µmol/min/g protein
Maltase	Greater than or equal to 100.0 µmol/min/g protein
Palatinase	Greater than or equal to 5.0 µmol/min/g protein
Sucrase	Greater than or equal to 25.0 µmol/min/g protein

 

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