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Procollagen Type I Intact N Terminal Propeptide
Test Code16609Q
Quest Code
16609
CPT Codes
83519
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 27 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 27 days
Frozen: 60 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Tues, thurs, sat
Report Available
1-3 days
Reference Range
| Males | |
| <23 Years | Not established |
| 23-60 Years | 30-110 mcg/L |
| >60 Years | Not established |
| Females | |
| <20 Years | Not established |
| 20-45 Years | 22-104 mcg/L |
| 46-60 Years | 20-108 mcg/L |
| >60 Years | Not established |
Clinical Significance
Intact N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen is useful in the management of osteoporosis and monitoring bone formation therapies and antiresorptive therapies.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-Chantilly VA |
| 14225 Newbrook Drive |
| Chantilly, VA 20151-2228 |
