48011:PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, SERUM
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Alias Names: |
SPEP |
Methodology: |
Capillary Zone Electrophoresis |
Edit Date: |
12/8/2010 |
Performed: |
Monday-Friday |
Released: |
1-3 days of receipt in lab |
CPT Code: |
84165 |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST) or red top tube. |
Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 4 hours. Refrigerate. |
Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
Minimum Volume: |
0.7 mL serum. |
Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
Comments: |
Order Protein Electrophoresis, Serum with Immunelectrophoresis, if Indicated (48019) to reflex an immunoelectrophoresis if paraprotein is present. If the protein electrophoresis results are normal, the immunoelectrophoresis will not be performed. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Plasma; hemolyzed specimen. |
|
Component |
Reference Range |
% |
Protein, Total |
6.2-8.4 g/dL |
|
Albumin |
3.5-5.0 g/dL |
55-75% |
Alpha-1 |
0.1-0.3 g/dL |
3-6% |
Alpha-2 |
0.3-1.0 g/dL |
5-13% |
Beta-1 |
0.3-0.7 g/dL |
4-9% |
Beta-2 |
0.1-0.4 g/dL |
2-5% |
Gamma |
0.6-1.6 g/dL |
9-20% |
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