Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Provide brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Also see CA 27.29, BREAST CANCER PANELS. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: This assay is useful...
Specimen: 15 mL (10 mL min.) urine in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Chemical Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Bence Jones protein is a monoclonal globulin or immunoglobulin light chain found...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Provide brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: CA 19.9 is useful to monitor the response to treatment and...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Enzyme Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Anti Beta 2 Glycoprotein 1 (Beta 2GP1) antibodies are independent risk factor for thrombosis...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Provide brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 weeks Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Electrochemiluminescence Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: CA 72.4 is most useful as a marker for Gastrointestinal cancer,...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Avoid hemolysis. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: This assay is useful for evaluating prognosis of Multiple myeloma....
Specimen: 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of random Urine in 2 mL of 6N HCl to maintain pH below 3. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 days Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Arsenazo III Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: In the presence...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Also see MATERNAL SERUM SCREEN 2. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): Daily Usage: Maternal serum Free beta HCG assessment between 9-13 weeks, has significant utility...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 week Method: Immunofluorescence Assay Comment: For SERIAL DILUTIONS use test code S084. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 7 – 15 days Usage: This assay is...
Specimen: 3 mL Whole blood in 1 Blue Top (Sodium Citrate) tube. Mix thoroughly by inversion. Transport to Lab within 4 hours. If this is not possible, prepare PPP within 1 hour of collection as follows: Centrifuge sample at 3600 rpm for 15 min. & transfer supernatant to a clean plastic tube. Centrifuge this supernatant...
