Acid freezes uricolysis in addition to glycolysis: Utility of fluoride-EDTA-citrate tube in the measurement of uric acid for patients administered rasburicase.
Ann Clin Biochem. 2022 May;59(3):178-182. doi: 10.1177/00045632211066275. Epub 2022 Jan 6.
Ann Clin Biochem. 2022.
PMID: 34989247
BACKGROUND: In samples from patients administered rasburicase, ex vivo uricolysis leads to spuriously low uric acid results. ...We propose that sample tubes containing NaF-EDTA-citrate be used for the measurement of uric acid in patients …
BACKGROUND: In samples from patients administered rasburicase, ex vivo uricolysis leads to spuriously low uric acid res …