Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Serum

  Serum

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Serum

  Serum

• Special Requirement:

  None

  None

• Sample Stability:

  10 days at 2-8^oC
  3 months at -20^oC

  10 days at 2-8^oC
  3 months at -20^oC

• Freq Analysis:

  Daily

  Daily

• Add On Test:

  All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 4766, and must be confirmed via email to the appropriate email address

  tnu-tr.bloodsciencesadditions@nhs.net 

  All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 4766, and must be confirmed via email to the appropriate email address

  tnu-tr.bloodsciencesadditions@nhs.net 

• Quality Assurance:

  UK NEQAS for MONOCLONAL PROTEIN IDENTIFICATION

  IMMPROVE paraprotein quality assurance

   

  UK NEQAS for MONOCLONAL PROTEIN IDENTIFICATION

  IMMPROVE paraprotein quality assurance

   

• Interpretation:

  See guideline above

  See guideline above

• Reference Ranges:

  not applicable

  not applicable

• Other Info:

  All requests for Immunoglobulins (Igs) are examined by serum electrophoresis. If a paraprotein band is detected it is quantitated by scanning densitometry and a result given in g/L. Further investi...

  All requests for Immunoglobulins (Igs) are examined by serum electrophoresis. If a paraprotein band is detected it is quantitated by scanning densitometry and a result given in g/L. Further investigations will define the nature of the paraprotein (see immunofixation). If the serum electrophoresis is normal it will be reported as such.

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• Routine Contact Name:

  Proteins Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 4766

  0191 282 4766

• Routine Email:

  tnu-tr.RVI-Proteinlab@nhs.net