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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Red Top (Plain)
Volume: 6.0mL
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: | 1 year |
Reference Interval
| Age | |
|---|---|
| 0 – 6 yrs | ≤440 IU/mL |
| 7 – 18 yrs | ≤450 IU/mL |
| ≥19 yrs | ≤100 IU/mL |
Call back values: NA
Days and Times Performed
24 hours, TAT 1 day
Methodology
Turbidimetric
Service Code
31942
Update
Last updated 21/04/2023
Updated on Methodology and Days and times performed
Unacceptable Condition
| Haemolysis | NA |
|---|---|
| Icterus | NA |
| Lipaemic | NA |
| Others | NA |
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Increased in atopic diseases, parasitic diseases and IgE myeloma. Decreased level is seen in hereditary and acquired immunodeficiency states.