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Protein Electrophoresis Panel 2
Test Code92689
Includes
Includes electrophoretic fractions, quantitative total protein and kappa and lambda
Preferred Specimen
Red Top
Minimum Volume
2.1 mL
Instructions
Overnight fasting is preferred
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Plasma • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Capillary Zone Electrophoresis • Spectrophotometry • Nephelometry • Immunofixation • Immunoturbidometry
Setup Schedule
Set up: Sun-Fri; Report available: 2-5 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) is an analytical technique that provides separation of serum protein into six fractions: Albumin, Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2, and Gamma. Interpretation of elevation, decrease, or visual change in different fractions can be used as a diagnostic aid for a variety of different disease states and protein abnormalities, including monoclonal gammopathies (MG).
