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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, Serum

Alias:

Alpha 1 Antitrypsin, Anti-Alpha-1-Trypsin, Prolastin, A1A, AAT (Alpha-1-Antitrypsin), Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Reflex

Performed:

Monday-Friday 8:00a to 10:00p
Saturday-Sunday 9:00a to 5:00p

Analytical Time:

2 hours

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, Serum

Container/Tube Type:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

Preferred Collection Container:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Plasma from Lavender tubes is acceptable but will not route in the Laboratory Information System (Sunquest).

Transport Information:

1.5 mL blood/0.5 mL serum

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

0.3 mL blood/0.10 serum

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

3 months

Frozen Stability:

2 months

Ambient Stability:

7 days

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, Serum

Sunquest Order Code:

A1AT

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB810

CPT Code:

82103

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, Serum

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM