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Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions: N/A
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Other SST Gel, Red Top Tube
Specimen Stability
Room Temp: 3 days
Refrigerate: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Reference Range
Total Protein: 6.0-8.5 g/dL
Albumin: 2.9-4.4 g/dL
Alpha-1: 0-0.4 g/dL
Alpha-2: 0.4-1.0 g/dL
Beta: 0.7-1.3 g/dL
Gamma: 0.4-1.8 g/dL
M-Spike: Not Observed
Globulin, Total: 2.2-3.9 g/dL
A/G Ratio: 0.7-1.7
Methodology
Electrophoresis followed by immunodiffusion against monospecific antisera to immunoglobulin and individual heavy and light chains (IFE); protein electrophoresis on agarose media; turbidimetric quantitation of IgA, IgG, IgM
CPT
84165;84155
Test Alias
SPE
SPEP
Protein electrophoresis
Monoclonal Protein Study, Serum
Report Available
4-5 days