VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468

B -- SERVICES SOLD:DIAGNOSISI OF SMITH-LEMLI-OPTIZ SYNDROME SOL RFP10N3-108-99 POC Grant Leverett, 718-584-9000, ext. 4312 Diagnosis of the Smith-Lemli-Optiz syndrome by analyzing sterols in plasma, frozen tissue, formalin fixed tissue or cultered cells by gas-chromatography and/or gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry. A diagnosis can also be performed for a fetus from the 14th week of gestation on by carrying out the same analysis in a sample of amniotic fluid. Requirements are no more than 0.5 ml of EDTA plasma, 0.1 g of tissue or 1ml of amniotic fluid sent frozen by overnight delivery. The cost of each of the above assays is $163.00 and results will usually be communicated within 2 weeks after receipt of plasma or tissues or one week after receipt of amniotic fluid. Posted 04/28/99 (W-SN325286). (0118)

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