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Blood Test Information

Vitamin B6
(a.k.a Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate, PLP)
minimum sample volume required ~ 4ml

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Tube type: EDTA

Other acceptable tube types
SST

Special instructions

Samples for vitamin B6 analysis MUST be protected from light from collection.

Sent away to Synnovis

Reference range
14.6 - 72.9

Units
nmol/L

Linked to
ALP

Turnaround Time
3 weeks

Department: Biochemistry

Clinical Application
Vitamin B6 is useful as part of the investigation of persistent low alkaline phosphatase (ALP) for ?hypophosphatasia.

Significantly elevated levels of vitamin B6 may also be toxic.

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