Post by drstillstanding on Jan 31, 2012 4:50:21 GMT
INTERNATIONAL TMAU TESTING LABS
TRIMETHYLAMINURIA TESTING LABS AROUND THE WORLD
(Under construction : last update 02 October 10. If you know of any other TMAU testers, or if info is incorrect, contact us know at info@meboresearch.org)
COUNTRY : AUSTRALIA
LAB :Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine testing ?
MEBO INTERNATIONAL TEST PROGRAM
COUNTRY : CANADA (will send kit for 2 samples internationally with prepaid shipping postage return)
LAB : Eliapharma Analytical Services, Inc.,
LOCATION : Laval, Québec, near Montreal
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) testing; Instructions, return shipping label, International Airway Bill and Commercial Invoice is enclosed in kit
CONTACT DETAILS : Email MEBO Research, tmautest@meboresearch.com to request kit
COST and WAYS TO TEST : No physician referral required; $150 plus round trip 2-day shipping from anywhere in the world
COUNTRY : CANADA
LAB : McGill University Health Centre, Montreal Children's Hospital, Biochemical Genetic Services
LOCATION : Montreal
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) testing
CONTACT DETAILS : Email: annie.capua@mcgill.ca
COST and WAYS TO TEST : Must be referred by a physician
COUNTRY : GERMANY
LOCATION :University Children´s Hospital, Metabolic laboratory, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, D-69120 Heidelberg
LOCATION : Heidelberg
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine testing; Test must be requested by a doctor
CONTACT DETAILS :
PD Dr Juergen G. Okun (PhD)
Head of metabolic laboratory and newborn screening
Division of Inherited Metabolic Diseases
University Children´s Hospital
Im Neuenheimer Feld 430
D-69120 Heidelberg
Germany
email: Juergen.Okun@med.uni-heidelberg.de
COST :190 Euros (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COUNTRY : IRELAND
LOCATION : National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Children's University Hospital,
Temple St., Dublin 1;
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) and DNA (genotype) testing; Must be referred by a Dr in writing to the address given; Specimen forwarded to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield, UK, Contact: Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist (see above) for same urine (phenotype) test
COUNTRY : JAPAN
LAB : Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Showa Pharmaceutical University
LOCATION :Tokyo
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine and DNA
CONTACT DETAILS :website, Japan TMAU tester,
doutai@ac.shoyaku.ac.jp
COUNTRY : NEW ZEALAND
LAB : Canterbury Health Laboratories
lOCATION :Christchurch
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :Urine testing
COUNTRY : SPAIN
LAB : Unidad de Genotipado y Diagnóstico Genético
Fundación Investigación Clínico de Valencia-INCLIVA
LOCATION : AVDA Blasco Ibañez 17, Valencia 46010
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS : DNA (test de genotipado)
CONTACT DETAILS : Teléfono: 963862664, fax: 963862665, email: a.barbara.garcia@uv.es
COST : 350 Euros (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COUNTRY : UNITED KINGDOM
LAB : Sheffield Children's Hospital, Department of Clinical Chemistry
LOCATION : Sheffield, England
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) testing; Checks for TMA & TMAO; Reference range (normal) " TMA <10.9; TMA/TMAO ratio <0.21
DNA (genotype) testing in another department
CONTACT DETAILS : Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield Children's Hospital; email: Nigel.Manning@sch.nhs.uk
COST : Free on NHS, Must be referred through GP approximately £140 through private broker (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COST AND WAYS TO TEST : Best option is to contact Nigel directly. He can write a letter to your medical doctor
COUNTRY : UNITED KINGDOM
LAB : Emed Specimen forwarded to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield, UK, Contact: Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist (see above) for same urine (phenotype) test
LOCATION : UK based Online Doctors. Possibly can be used overseas. Consultation includes advice. We do not know anyone that has used this service
TYPES OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) testing; checks for TMA & TMAO
CONTACT DETAILS : www.e-med.co.uk/home.html
COST : £20 a year to join Emed, £15 for a 'consultation', then request test, which may cost approximately £140; Fee for specimens from outside UK with doctor's orders £134 plus shipping costs.(Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COUNTRY : UNITED KINGDOM
LAB : Mullhaven Medical Laboratory
LOCATION : Unit 9, Stephenson Court, Priory Business Prk, Bedford MK44 3WJ; Specimen forwarded to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield, UK, Contact: Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist (see above) for same urine (phenotype) test
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) test; Checks for TMA & TMAO
COST : £ 191(Rate subject to change, check with provider)
CONTACT DETAILS : Can test direct. Test can be ordered online, www.mullhaven.co.uk/index1.htm or Telephone 01234 831115
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : The Human BioMolecular Research Institute (HBRI)
LOCATION : San Diego, California
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) testing: Checks for: TMA level and TMA-O level
DNA (genotype) testing
Overnight-mail specimen or drop-off if live within geographical area.
CONTACT DETAILS : *HBRI, San Diego, California, 5310 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121;
Telephone: 585 458-9305
Email : TMAUInfo@hbri.org
COST :
Urine (phenotype) test (Tests level of TMA and TMA oxide. $400 (Rate subject to change, check with provider). Overnight frozen sample)
DNA (genotype) test ($400) (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : No Doctor's orders needed. Patient tests directly (contact lab), No insurance plan available
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics
LOCATION : Denver, Colorado
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype)test only (phenotype test), Checks for: TMA level and TMA-O level
Specimen Handling: Random urine--preferably when the odor is present and patient
is on a normal diet. Freeze specimen after collection and ship frozen
Interpretive Reference Range:
Normal ratio TMA/TMAO = 0.0025 - 0.055 ( > 85% TMAO )
Affected ratio TMA/TMAO > 0.2 ( < 20% TMAO ) Methodology: Stable isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)
CONTACT DETAILS :
see their website Trimethylamuria Test page for test details
TMAU urine test requisition form Denver Click on box Trimethylamine [TMA] and TMA n-oxide [TMAO], urine (quant.). PLEASE NOTE: REFERRAL SOURCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT, otherwise, make test arrangements through DR. PRETI (see below). LAB DOES NOT BILL PATIENTS OR THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES.
General Lab Contact
COST : $250 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : Doctor's referral required with doctor billing patient or patient's insurance company, or through Dr. Preti
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : Dr. George Preti, Monell Chemical Senses Center
LOCATION : Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Preti forwards specimen to the University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype)test only (phenotype test), Checks for: TMA level and TMA-O level
Reference range: TMAO/TMA ratio >85%
TRANSPORT METHOD AND TEMPERATURE: Contact Dr. Preti and he will send you a kit with instructions
CONTACT DETAILS : Please contact Dr. Preti directly, preferably by email, and someone will advise with regard to the procedure to follow to get the testing done:
email -- Preti@monell.org
phone: 1-267-519-4920
www.monell.org/contact_us/tmau/
WAYS TO TEST : No doctor's orders required, medical insurance policies will not cover without doctor's orders
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : University of Colorado Denver DNA Diagnostic Laboratory
LOCATION : Denver, Colorado
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
DNA (genotype) Test
CONTACT DETAILS : Website : www.uchsc.edu/dnalab/
Email: Elaine.Spector@uchsc.edu
phone : (303) 724-3801
COST : $600 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : Doctor or a TMAU expert's referral required; Officially you must do the urine test first
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : Arkansas Children’s Hospital
LOCATION : Little Rock, Arkansas
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) test only; Checks for: TMA only
Reference range : normal = <6.8
CONTACT DETAILS : Arkansas Children's Hospital Metabolic Genetics Lab, 501-364-1311
TMAU Requisition form (pdf)
COST : Approximately $140 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : Test must be ordered by a doctor or through the Mayo Clinic (see below)
Mayo Medical Laboratories website at www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/. This site will guide you in getting a specimen to use for testing. If you have further questions please call 800 533 1710
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : The Mayo Clinic
LOCATION : Rochester, MN; The Mayo Clinic forwards sample to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Metabolic Genetics Lab
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Mnemonic Test WILD105, Mayo Unit Code 90544, Test Name – TRIMETHYLAMINE (FISH ODOR), URINE, CPT Codes – 82491, 80500; Methodology – GC Gas Chromatography **Samples must be shipped Monday – Wednesday only.
TRANSPORT METHOD AND TEMPERATURE: Please utilize our Mayo Medical Laboratories website at www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/. This site will guide you in getting a specimen to use for testing. If you have further questions please call 800 533 1710”.
CONTACT DETAILS : Mayo Medical Laboratories website at www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/. This site will guide you in getting a specimen to use for testing. If you have further questions please call 800 533 1710.
COST : $144.20 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : With doctor’s orders only; most medical insurance policies will cover
TRIMETHYLAMINURIA TESTING LABS AROUND THE WORLD
(Under construction : last update 02 October 10. If you know of any other TMAU testers, or if info is incorrect, contact us know at info@meboresearch.org)
COUNTRY : AUSTRALIA
LAB :Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine testing ?
MEBO INTERNATIONAL TEST PROGRAM
COUNTRY : CANADA (will send kit for 2 samples internationally with prepaid shipping postage return)
LAB : Eliapharma Analytical Services, Inc.,
LOCATION : Laval, Québec, near Montreal
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) testing; Instructions, return shipping label, International Airway Bill and Commercial Invoice is enclosed in kit
CONTACT DETAILS : Email MEBO Research, tmautest@meboresearch.com to request kit
COST and WAYS TO TEST : No physician referral required; $150 plus round trip 2-day shipping from anywhere in the world
COUNTRY : CANADA
LAB : McGill University Health Centre, Montreal Children's Hospital, Biochemical Genetic Services
LOCATION : Montreal
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) testing
CONTACT DETAILS : Email: annie.capua@mcgill.ca
COST and WAYS TO TEST : Must be referred by a physician
COUNTRY : GERMANY
LOCATION :University Children´s Hospital, Metabolic laboratory, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, D-69120 Heidelberg
LOCATION : Heidelberg
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine testing; Test must be requested by a doctor
CONTACT DETAILS :
PD Dr Juergen G. Okun (PhD)
Head of metabolic laboratory and newborn screening
Division of Inherited Metabolic Diseases
University Children´s Hospital
Im Neuenheimer Feld 430
D-69120 Heidelberg
Germany
email: Juergen.Okun@med.uni-heidelberg.de
COST :190 Euros (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COUNTRY : IRELAND
LOCATION : National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Children's University Hospital,
Temple St., Dublin 1;
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) and DNA (genotype) testing; Must be referred by a Dr in writing to the address given; Specimen forwarded to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield, UK, Contact: Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist (see above) for same urine (phenotype) test
COUNTRY : JAPAN
LAB : Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Showa Pharmaceutical University
LOCATION :Tokyo
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine and DNA
CONTACT DETAILS :website, Japan TMAU tester,
doutai@ac.shoyaku.ac.jp
COUNTRY : NEW ZEALAND
LAB : Canterbury Health Laboratories
lOCATION :Christchurch
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :Urine testing
COUNTRY : SPAIN
LAB : Unidad de Genotipado y Diagnóstico Genético
Fundación Investigación Clínico de Valencia-INCLIVA
LOCATION : AVDA Blasco Ibañez 17, Valencia 46010
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS : DNA (test de genotipado)
CONTACT DETAILS : Teléfono: 963862664, fax: 963862665, email: a.barbara.garcia@uv.es
COST : 350 Euros (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COUNTRY : UNITED KINGDOM
LAB : Sheffield Children's Hospital, Department of Clinical Chemistry
LOCATION : Sheffield, England
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) testing; Checks for TMA & TMAO; Reference range (normal) " TMA <10.9; TMA/TMAO ratio <0.21
DNA (genotype) testing in another department
CONTACT DETAILS : Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield Children's Hospital; email: Nigel.Manning@sch.nhs.uk
COST : Free on NHS, Must be referred through GP approximately £140 through private broker (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COST AND WAYS TO TEST : Best option is to contact Nigel directly. He can write a letter to your medical doctor
COUNTRY : UNITED KINGDOM
LAB : Emed Specimen forwarded to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield, UK, Contact: Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist (see above) for same urine (phenotype) test
LOCATION : UK based Online Doctors. Possibly can be used overseas. Consultation includes advice. We do not know anyone that has used this service
TYPES OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS : Urine (phenotype) testing; checks for TMA & TMAO
CONTACT DETAILS : www.e-med.co.uk/home.html
COST : £20 a year to join Emed, £15 for a 'consultation', then request test, which may cost approximately £140; Fee for specimens from outside UK with doctor's orders £134 plus shipping costs.(Rate subject to change, check with provider)
COUNTRY : UNITED KINGDOM
LAB : Mullhaven Medical Laboratory
LOCATION : Unit 9, Stephenson Court, Priory Business Prk, Bedford MK44 3WJ; Specimen forwarded to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Dept. Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield, UK, Contact: Nigel Manning, Principal Clinical Scientist (see above) for same urine (phenotype) test
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) test; Checks for TMA & TMAO
COST : £ 191(Rate subject to change, check with provider)
CONTACT DETAILS : Can test direct. Test can be ordered online, www.mullhaven.co.uk/index1.htm or Telephone 01234 831115
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : The Human BioMolecular Research Institute (HBRI)
LOCATION : San Diego, California
TYPE OF TESTING AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) testing: Checks for: TMA level and TMA-O level
DNA (genotype) testing
Overnight-mail specimen or drop-off if live within geographical area.
CONTACT DETAILS : *HBRI, San Diego, California, 5310 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121;
Telephone: 585 458-9305
Email : TMAUInfo@hbri.org
COST :
Urine (phenotype) test (Tests level of TMA and TMA oxide. $400 (Rate subject to change, check with provider). Overnight frozen sample)
DNA (genotype) test ($400) (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : No Doctor's orders needed. Patient tests directly (contact lab), No insurance plan available
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics
LOCATION : Denver, Colorado
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype)test only (phenotype test), Checks for: TMA level and TMA-O level
Specimen Handling: Random urine--preferably when the odor is present and patient
is on a normal diet. Freeze specimen after collection and ship frozen
Interpretive Reference Range:
Normal ratio TMA/TMAO = 0.0025 - 0.055 ( > 85% TMAO )
Affected ratio TMA/TMAO > 0.2 ( < 20% TMAO ) Methodology: Stable isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)
CONTACT DETAILS :
see their website Trimethylamuria Test page for test details
TMAU urine test requisition form Denver Click on box Trimethylamine [TMA] and TMA n-oxide [TMAO], urine (quant.). PLEASE NOTE: REFERRAL SOURCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT, otherwise, make test arrangements through DR. PRETI (see below). LAB DOES NOT BILL PATIENTS OR THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES.
General Lab Contact
COST : $250 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : Doctor's referral required with doctor billing patient or patient's insurance company, or through Dr. Preti
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : Dr. George Preti, Monell Chemical Senses Center
LOCATION : Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Preti forwards specimen to the University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype)test only (phenotype test), Checks for: TMA level and TMA-O level
Reference range: TMAO/TMA ratio >85%
TRANSPORT METHOD AND TEMPERATURE: Contact Dr. Preti and he will send you a kit with instructions
CONTACT DETAILS : Please contact Dr. Preti directly, preferably by email, and someone will advise with regard to the procedure to follow to get the testing done:
email -- Preti@monell.org
phone: 1-267-519-4920
www.monell.org/contact_us/tmau/
WAYS TO TEST : No doctor's orders required, medical insurance policies will not cover without doctor's orders
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : University of Colorado Denver DNA Diagnostic Laboratory
LOCATION : Denver, Colorado
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
DNA (genotype) Test
CONTACT DETAILS : Website : www.uchsc.edu/dnalab/
Email: Elaine.Spector@uchsc.edu
phone : (303) 724-3801
COST : $600 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : Doctor or a TMAU expert's referral required; Officially you must do the urine test first
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : Arkansas Children’s Hospital
LOCATION : Little Rock, Arkansas
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Urine (phenotype) test only; Checks for: TMA only
Reference range : normal = <6.8
CONTACT DETAILS : Arkansas Children's Hospital Metabolic Genetics Lab, 501-364-1311
TMAU Requisition form (pdf)
COST : Approximately $140 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : Test must be ordered by a doctor or through the Mayo Clinic (see below)
Mayo Medical Laboratories website at www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/. This site will guide you in getting a specimen to use for testing. If you have further questions please call 800 533 1710
COUNTRY : USA
LAB : The Mayo Clinic
LOCATION : Rochester, MN; The Mayo Clinic forwards sample to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Metabolic Genetics Lab
TYPE OF TEST AND INSTRUCTIONS :
Mnemonic Test WILD105, Mayo Unit Code 90544, Test Name – TRIMETHYLAMINE (FISH ODOR), URINE, CPT Codes – 82491, 80500; Methodology – GC Gas Chromatography **Samples must be shipped Monday – Wednesday only.
TRANSPORT METHOD AND TEMPERATURE: Please utilize our Mayo Medical Laboratories website at www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/. This site will guide you in getting a specimen to use for testing. If you have further questions please call 800 533 1710”.
CONTACT DETAILS : Mayo Medical Laboratories website at www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/. This site will guide you in getting a specimen to use for testing. If you have further questions please call 800 533 1710.
COST : $144.20 (Rate subject to change, check with provider)
WAYS TO TEST : With doctor’s orders only; most medical insurance policies will cover