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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Quant

CPT/HCPCS 82103
Order Code CH394
Turnaround Time 24 hours
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Source
Serum
Transport Container
(Specimen Container)

SST (Tiger Top)

Preferred Specimens
Serum
Collection Instructions
(Transport Temperature)
Transport at Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Temperature Period
Room temperature 7 days
Refrigerated 7 days
Frozen 90 days
Reject Criteria

Gross hemolysis, Lipemia

Test Details
Methodology
Immunoturbidimetric Assay
Clinical Significance

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin level may be increased in normal pregnancy and in several diseases including chronic pulmonary disease; hereditary angioedema; renal, gastric, liver and pancreatic diseases; diabetes; carcinomas and rheumatoid diseases. Alpha-1- Antitrypsin may be decreased in emphysema, hepatic cirrhosis, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, nephrosis, malnutrition and cachexia. If a deficiency is present, aat phenotyping may be considered to confirm heterozygous versus homozygous deficiencies.

Reference Ranges

90-200 mg/dL