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HelpTest Code AAT Alpha-1-Antitrypsin
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Red Top(Plain)
Volume: 5.0mL
Minimum Volume: 0.5mL serum
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes and centrifuge within 2 hours
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
| Specimen Type: | Serum |
|---|---|
| Ambient: | Send the sample to the laboratory immediately. |
| Refrigerate: | 2 days |
| Frozen: | 3 months |
Reference Interval
90-200 mg/dL
Days and Times Performed
Every Thursday, TAT 8 days
Methodology
Immunoturbidimetric
Service Code
31925
Update
Last updated 26/02/2022
Unacceptable Condition
| Haemolysis | NA |
|---|---|
| Icterus | NA |
| Lipaemic | NA |
| Others | NA |
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Acute phase reactant. Detection of inherited AAT deficiency states, which can genetically predispose patients to chronic obstructive lung and liver disease.