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This test is a component of QIG Quantitative Immunoglobulins.
4 - 6 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Serum
1 mL
0.3 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
Separate serum from cells within one hour of collection. Transfer to a plastic transport tube before shipping. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Refrigerate or freeze.
Temperature | Period |
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Room temperature | 7 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 60 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x1 |
Grossly hemolyzed; bacterial contamination; lipemic specimen; icteric specimen; non-serum specimen types
The measurement of gamma globulin in serum and other body fluids aids in the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, sarcoidosis, chronic liver disease, chronic and recurrent infections, lymphoid malignancies, multiple myeloma and severe combined and variable immuno-deficiencies.
Turbidimetry
Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
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520108 | IgG, Immunoglobulin G (RDL) | 2465-3 | 520109 | IgG, Immunoglobulin G (RDL) | mg/dL | 2465-3 |
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