Papaya (f293) IgE

Test Code

LAB1592

Quest Code

2720Z

CPT Codes
86003

Preferred Specimen

0.3 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.15 mL

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Gross hemolysis • Lipemic

Methodology
Immunoassay - Analyte Specific Reagents

Setup Schedule

Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 2-4 days

Reference Range

See Laboratory Report

Clinical Significance

The determination of allergen-specific IgE antibodies is a very sensitive first-order test for allergic disease. The presence of IgE antibodies to papaya in serum of a patient is highly predictive of the likelihood that the individual will exhibit immediate hypersensitivy upon exposure to the allergen.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92690-6130

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