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Egg Component Panel
Test Code91372
Alias/See Also
LAB589
CPT Codes
86008 (x2)
Includes
Ovalbumin (f232) IgE and Ovomucoid (f233) IgE
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Transport Container
Serum Separator Tube (SST®)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Clinical Significance
For use in the identification and severity of which specific egg protein a patient is allergic. This knowledge enables the clinician and the patient to make the correct treatment and lifestyle choices to mitigate exposure and reaction risk.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
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| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |