Effective Tuesday, April 24, 2012, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics core clinical laboratory will begin running the Roche Diagnostics assay for beta-2-microglobulin. This assay will be available in Epic as "BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN" [LAB49] and replace the current mailout test (which uses the same methodology and units of measurement).

Reference Range:	1.1-2.4 mg/L (no change from current reference range)
Specimen Type:	4.5 mL light green plasma separator tube (PST)
Minimum Requirements (Adult):	3 mL whole blood from one light green plasma separator tube (PST)
Minimum Requirements (Peds):	ONE light green top microtainer (pediatric patients)
Test Availability:	24 hours/day, 7 days a week (including holidays)
Turnaround Time:	1 hour upon receipt in laboratory

Questions should be directed to Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD, medical director of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory (384-9380, matthew-krasowski@uiowa.edu).