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Complement Component C3c
Test Code351
Alias/See Also
LAB152
CPT Codes
86160
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 8 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 8 days
Methodology
Immunoturbidimetric
Setup Schedule
Sun-fri
Report Available
3-5 days
Reference Range
| Male | Female | |
| <1 Year | Not established | Not established |
| 1-14 Years | 80-170 mg/dL | 82-173 mg/dL |
| 15-80 Years | 82-185 mg/dL | 83-193 mg/dL |
| ≥81 Years | Not established | Not established |
Clinical Significance
Decreased C3 may be associated with acute glomerulonephritis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, immune complex disease, active systemic lupus erythematosis, and generalized autoimmune processes.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 33608 Ortega Highway |
| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |