CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN FOR ALCOHOL USE
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in SST. Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum (0.2 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. |
Alternate Specimen
| Serum: Red-top |
Rejection Criteria
| Plasma. Hemolyzed specimens. |
Methodology
| Quantitative Electrophoresis |
Stability
| Room temperature: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 10 days; Frozen: 1 month |
Reference Range
| Normal: 0-1.3%; Inconclusive: 1.4.1.6%; Elevated: >=1.7% |
Performed
| Monday |
| 2-10 days | |||||
| CDT | |||||
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