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Disclaimers
- This test shall only be requested by private doctors under the scheme of newborn screening service to private sector.
- No direct requests from patients / walk-in are allowed.
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For the fees of other private laboratory tests, please refer to https://www3.ha.org.hk/fnc/Pathology.aspx?lang=CHIB5
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Screening scope
- Amino acid disorders: argininaemia, argininosuccinic acidaemia, citrullinaemia type I, citrullinaemia type II, homocystinuria, maple syrup urine disease, phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency, 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase deficiency and tyrosinaemia type I
- Organic acid disorders: beta-ketothiolase deficiency, glutaric acidaemia type I, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency, isovaleric acidaemia, methylmalonic acidaemia (methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency), methylmalonic acidaemia, cblA type (cblA), methylmalonic acidaemia, cblB type (cblB), methylmalonic acidaemia and homocystinaemia, cblC type (cblC), multiple carboxylase deficiency and propionic acidaemia
- Fatty acid disorders: carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency, carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency, carnitine uptake deficiency, glutaric acidaemia type II, long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency, and very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
- Classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
- Biotinidase deficiency
- Classic galactosaemia
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Please read the instructions ( PDF版 | 文字版 | Text Version ) for collecting dried blood spots and examples of invalid specimen
- For urgent requests of reporting (e.g. in case of suspected organic aciduria), prior arrangement with the Newborn Screening Laboratory is needed
- If Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above / Black Rainstorm Signal / “extreme condition” is lowered before 12:00 noon, specimens should be delivered to the laboratory by 5:00 p.m. on the same day
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Newborn Screening Laboratory contacts |
- Tel: 3513 3139
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Email: hkchnbslab@ha.org.hk (for general enquiries)
- Specimen collection:
- Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: please deliver specimens directly to Newborn Screening Laboratory, Room 7-A125, 7/F, Tower A, HKCH
- Weekends and public holidays: please deliver specimens to Central Reception, 7/F, Tower A, HKCH
- For urgent NBS-related enquiries outside office hours, please consult on-call chemical pathologist via Core Chemical Pathology Laboratory at 3513 3033
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Specimen container |
Item Name: 903 Protein Saver Card (EU), 100/pk
Brand and part no.: Cytiva-Whatman, 10531018 (RUO)/ 10534612 (IVD)
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Item Name: Revvity 226 Protein Saver Card, 100/pk
Brand and part no.: Revvity, GR2261005 (RUO)/ GR2261009 (IVD)
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