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IMMUNOGLOBULIN D, SERUM

Test Code
LAB4621


Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum 


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
2-6 days


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).




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