The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Neuron Specific Enolase
Order Code: NSES
Epic Lab Code: LAB3702
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Preferred minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Absolute minimum: 0.20 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Neuron Specific Enolase is high in platelets and red blood cells, 
therefore, plasma and hemolyzed specimens are not acceptable.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


< or =15 ng/mL

Serum markers are not specific for malignancy, and values may vary by 
method.


Methodology:


Homogeneous Time Resolved Fluorescence (HTRF) on the BRAHMS Kryptor.


CPT Code:


83520




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Updated: 01/03/2008

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