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Test ID: TPPTL    
Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase 1 (PPT1), Leukocytes

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

Evaluation of patients with clinical presentations suggestive of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL)

 

Aids in the differential diagnosis of infantile and late infantile NCL

Highlights

This blood test is an appropriate first step for individuals who present between the ages of 0 and 4 with symptoms consistent with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

Special Instructions Library of PDFs including pertinent information and forms related to the test

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

Fluorometric

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

TPP1 and PPT1, WBC

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

CLN1
CLN2
INCL
LINCL
NCL1
NCL2
Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase 1 (PPT1)
TPP1 (Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1)
NCL (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis)
Batten disease