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Notification Type
Back ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN, QUANTITATIVE | |
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| Test Code:S100 | Specimen Collection:Serum |
| Component: Alpha-1-Antitrypsin | Method: NEPH |
| Collection Notes:Avoid grossly lipemic and grossly icteric specimens. | |
| Clinical Utility:Liver diseases caused by hereditary ?1-antitrypsin deficiency are sometimes found to exhibit normal serum concentrations due to an acute-phase reaction of the inflamed hepatic parenchyma. In most cases elevated ?1-antitrypsin values are not caused by genetic defects but are due to an acute-phase reaction to infection and inflammation in which the concentrations rise to three times the norm. Elevated values also occur during pregnancy and following ingestion of oral contraceptives. | |
| CPT Code: | Testing Location:Sent to reference lab |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Serum (1 mL) Room Temperature 72 Hours Refrigerated 7 Days Frozen 3 Months | |