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

Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin
Order Code: CDT
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Recommened minimum:  0.5 ml
Absolute minimum:  0.1 ml


Delivery Instructions:


Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.


Analytic Time:


4 working days


Reference Range:


MONO-OLIGOSACCHARIDE/DI-OLIGOSACCHARIDE
      < or = 0.074
      0.075-0.109 (Indeterminate)
A-OLIGOSACCHARIDE/DI-OLIGOSACCHARIDE
      < or = 0.022


Comments:


Patient age is required on the test requisition form. Separate samples 
must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.


Methodology:


Affinity Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (MS)


CPT Code:


82373




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Updated: 05/15/2007

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