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IgD

Test Code
IGD


Quest Code
541


CPT Codes
82784

Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum from SST


Minimum Volume
0.5 mL


Transport Container
Transport tube


Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 21 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Moderately lipemic • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric


Methodology
Nephelometry

Setup Schedule
Tues, thurs, sat


Report Available
3-5 days


Reference Range
<179 mg/L


Clinical Significance
IgD (molecular weight 185 kD) is one of the 5 classes of human immunoglobulins. IgD accounts for less than 1% of the total plasma immunoglobulins. Very high serum IgD concentrations can be found in multiple myeloma patients. Raised levels are also found in hyperimmunoglobulinemia IgD syndrome (HIDS).


Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-Chantilly VA
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20151-2228




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