Multiple carboxylase deficiency (MCD) newborn screen interpretation   73701-5

LOINC Code


LOINC code73701-5
nameMultiple carboxylase deficiency (MCD) newborn screen interpretation
descriptionMultiple carboxylase deficiency (MCD), also known as holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency, is an inherited disorder in which the body is unable to use the vitamin biotin effectively. It is caused by mutations in the HLCS gene and has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. This observation indicates whether the newborn screen was in-range or out-of-range for the analytes related to multiple carboxylase deficiency.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMultiple carboxylase deficiency
propertyImp  =  Impression/interpretation of study
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemBld.dot  =  Blood filter paper
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method

Additional Names

short nameMCD DBS-Imp

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.56
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonChanged answer list from "Normative" to "Preferred" to fit the current LOINC model.

Related Names

Blood
Chemistry
DBS
Dried blood spot
Filter paper
FP
Impression
Impression/interpretation of study
Impressions
Interp
Interpretation
MCD
Mult
Multi
Nominal
Point in time
Random
WB
Whole blood

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