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 | |
Greater than or equal to 12 months: 5.5-12.4 U/g Hb |