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Test ID: GAABS
Acid Alpha-Glucosidase, Blood Spot

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

89210

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Evaluation of patients of any age with a clinical presentation suggestive of Pompe disease (muscle hypotonia, weakness, and/or cardiomyopathy)

Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Fluorometric Enzyme Assay

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Acid Alpha-Glucosidase, BS

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Acid Alpha-Glucosidase
Acid Maltase Deficiency
Alpha-Glucosidase Deficiency
GSD II (Glycogen Storage Disease Type II)
Gylcogen Storage Disease Type II (GSD II)
Pompe Disease
Pompe's Disease