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Specimen Required
Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)
Collection Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL Plasma
Collection Instructions:
1. Immediately after specimen collection, place the tube on wet ice.
2. Centrifuge at 4° C, 1500 x g for 10 minutes.
3. Aliquot plasma into plastic vial.
4. Within 2 hours of collection, freeze specimen.
Secondary ID
610259Useful For
Understanding the etiology of infectious or chronic inflammatory diseases, when used in conjunction with clinical information and other laboratory testing
Research studies in which an assessment of cytokine responses is needed
Specimen Type
Plasma EDTASpecimen Stability Information
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Plasma EDTA | Frozen | 21 days |
Reject Due To
| Gross hemolysis | Reject |
| Gross lipemia | Reject |
| Gross icterus | Reject |
| Heat-treated specimen | Reject |
Reference Values
Tumor necrosis factor: <10.0 pg/mL
Interleukin (IL)-6: <5.0 pg/mL
Interferon (IFN)-beta: <20.0 pg/mL
IL-10: <7.0 pg/mL
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1: ≤198 pg/mL
IL-1 beta: <20.0 pg/mL
IFN-gamma: <60.0 pg/mL
Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha: <220 pg/mL
Granulocyte-monocyte colony stimulating factor: <15.0 pg/mL
IL-2 receptor alpha soluble: ≤959 pg/mL
IFN-alpha: <20.0 pg/mL
IL-18: ≤468 pg/mL
Day(s) Performed
Wednesday
Report Available
2 to 8 daysPerforming Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester
CPT Code Information
83520 x 10
83529