Complement Component C1q

Test Code

C1QCC

Quest Code

981

Alias/See Also

981

CPT Codes
86160

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or PPT (white-top) tube

Instructions

Separate serum within one hour of draw time and refrigerate.
Can be drawn in a gel barrier tube but needs to be separated within one hour from time drawn.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: 29 days

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

Gross hemolysis • Gross lipemia

Methodology
Radial Immunodiffusion (RID)

FDA Status
This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by FDA. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.

Setup Schedule

Night Sets up 2 days a week.

Report Available

Reports in 4 days.

Reference Range

5.0-8.6 mg/dL

Clinical Significance

The complement system is critical to the inflammatory response. C1q concentrations may be decreased in patients with acquired angioedema, immune complex induced vasculitis, and concurrent low concentrations of C1 inhibitor, carcinoma, or lymphoma.

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

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