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| 88925:LIPOPROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | PLAC™Test / Lp-PLA2 / LpPLA / LpPLA2 / PLA2 / PLAC | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 3/2/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Sunday, Wednesday, Friday | ||||||||
| Released: | 1-4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 83698-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Allow to clot, centrifuge, immediately separate serum or plasma from cells into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. | ||||||||
| Stability: | After separation from cells, 4 hours ambient or 7 days refrigerated. Unstable frozen. DO NOT FREEZE. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 200 µL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Ambient or frozen specimen; EDTA whole blood. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0-234 ng/mL
Patients with high lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A 2 concentrations ≥ 235 mg/mL are at increased risk for cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. The median lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A 2 value for a healthy population is 235 ng/mL. |
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