Pyruvate Kinase Enzyme Activity, Blood QPKIN
| Method(s) | Kinetic Spectrophotometry |
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| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | One 10 mL yellow (ACD) top tube. Also acceptable: Whole blood collected in lavender (EDTA) top tube. |
| Transport | 6 mL whole blood refrigerated (Min: 1 mL). * Collection Instructions *
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| Stability | Ambient: Unacceptable Refrigerated: 20 days Frozen: Unacceptable |
| Schedule | Mon-Sat |
| CPTCode | 84220 |
| Notes | Performing Laboratory - Mayo Clinical Laboratories |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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Greater than or equal to 12 months: 5.5-12.4 U/g Hb |
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