Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF2)

Message

Order Misc Quest Test Code 16171X.

Test Code

FGF2

Quest Code

16171

Alias/See Also

FGF2

CPT Codes
83520

Preferred Specimen

1 mL plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

Draw blood in an EDTA Vacutainer^® tube. Mix thoroughly. Centrifuge at 3000 x g for 10 minutes at 4° C within 6 hours of draw. Remove the plasma and place into a 12 x 75mm Nichols tube. Store at -20° C or -70° C immediately and ship the plasma frozen.

Note: Cytokine levels may demonstrate diurnal variation. Recommend cytokine levels be determined at the same time of day for improved longitudinal comparison.

Transport Container

Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated; 14 days
Frozen: 28 days

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

Gross hemolysis • Non-validated sample types

Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

FDA Status
This test was performed using a kit that has not been cleared or approved by the FDA. The analytical performance characteristics of this test have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. This test should not be used for diagnosis without confirmation by other medically established means.

Setup Schedule

Set up: Wed (first week of every month); Report available: 7-30 days

Reference Range

≤6.5 pg/mL

Clinical Significance

This test can be used to measure the bFGF level to serve as an independent prognostic indicator for patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and multiple myeloma (MM).

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA

33608 Ortega Highway

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042

Last Updated: September 12, 2019

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