Laboratory Medicine
Test catalogue
Anti-Calcitonin Antibodies | |
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Test NameAnti-Calcitonin Antibodies (Thyrocalcitonin) |
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Specimen Type / RequirementsContainer Type = 1 Gold Top (SST) Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity |
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Specimen HandlingCollection Instructions: Serum collected with or without gel separator. Fasting specimen preferred but not mandatory. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Laboratory Staff Instructions Spin and separate from cells within 2 hours of collection. Store and send frozen Rejection Criteria: Plasma, Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic or microbially contaminated specimens, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Stability: Calcitonin is stable at room temperature for 8 hours, refrigerated for 15 Days and frozen at -20C or colder for 90days. Thaw samples only once.Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible. |
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Required Documentation |
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Turnaround Time (TAT)10 Days |
Test Utilization |
Reference ValueMale: < 11 ng/L Female: < 7 ng/L |
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Test codeCAL |
MethodologyChemiluminescence |
Testing LocationReferred Out – ON, Canada (ROICL02) |
Other InformationLast Updated: June 06, 2019
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