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Procollagen Type I Intact N Terminal Propeptide
Test CodePROCOL
Alias/See Also
Procollagen 1 Intact N terminal
CPT Codes
83519
Preferred Specimen
Collect 1 mL serum in an SST or Gold top tube.
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Instructions
Collect 1 mL serum in an SST or Gold top tube, centrifuge and refrigerate.
Transport Container
Plastic screw-cap vial
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 • Gross lipemia
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Set up: 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
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153
