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Allergen, Tree Nut Components, IgE

Alias:

Hazelnut a1; Hazelnut a9; Hazelnut Cor a 8; Hazelnut Cor a 14; Walnut r1; Walnut r3; Cashew o3; Brazil Nut e1

Methodology:

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Performed:

Monday through Friday

Analytical Time:

5 - 7 days

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Allergen, Tree Nut Components, IgE

Container/Tube Type:

Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

Collection Information:

Please designate specific allergens

Transport Information:

0.5 mL of serum refrigerated for each 5 allergens requested.

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 for one allergen

Remarks:

Panel includes:
Almond
Brazil Nut; if positive, reflex to Brazil component Ber e 1
Cashew; if positive, reflex to Cashew component Ana o 3
Hazelnut; if positive, reflex to Hazelnut components Cor a 1, Cor a 8, Cor a 9, and Cor a 14
Walnut; if positive, reflex to Walnut components Jug r 1 and Jug r 3

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days

Frozen Stability:

Indefinitely

Ambient Stability:

< 8 hours

Allergen, Tree Nut Components, IgE

Sunquest Order Code:

NUTBAR

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

LAB2457

CPT Code:

86003x5; additional 86003 CPT code may be reflexed

Allergen, Tree Nut Components, IgE

Modified:

12/1/2020 10:44:28 AM