Eurofins Biomnis code

ADAD

Synonyms

• ADA

Specialty

Biochemistry

Clinical significance

Adenosine deaminase, a ubiquitous enzyme involved in the puric base metabolism, is detected in T lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages activated following a cell-mediated immune process. Its analysis has been proposed as a diagnostic factor for tuberculosis. Rare deficiencies of this enzyme occur in children.

Preanalytics

• 2 mL :
• Serum, pleural fluid, ascites fluid or CSF
•   Reftrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Further information

accept : frozen
Not to to be performed on haemolysed sample
Stability 7 days refrigerated

Methodology

Spectrophotometry

Turnaround time

6 weeks

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