Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Serum separator tube or plain red.

Specimen Preparation

Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min 0.3 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

CRITICAL FROZEN. Freeze immediately at <-20 C. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Unacceptable Conditions

Contaminated, severely hemolyzed, heat-inactivated or grossly lipemic specimens.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 30 minutes; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 60 days.

Methodology

Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed

Mon

Reported

1-8 days

Reference Interval

16542-50426 pg/mL

Interpretive Data

Results are intended for research purposes or in attempts to understand the pathophysiology of unusual immune or inflammatory disorders.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

83520

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
3005866 Transforming Growth Factor beta1, Serum 49853-5
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Aliases

  • Cytokine
  • Cytokines
  • SerumTGFB1
  • TGF-b
  • TGF-beta 1
  • TGFb
  • TGFB-1
  • TGFbeta1
Transforming Growth Factor beta1, Serum