COPPER, LIVER TISSUE
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| A minimum of 2 mg of liver tissue is required for analysis. This is typically a piece of tissue from a 22-gauge needle biopsy at least 2 cm long. If an 18-gauge needle is used the tissue must be at least 1 cm in length. Send specimen refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. Include type of tissue, suspected diagnosis, and clinical information. |
Alternate Specimen
| Paraffin block is also acceptable if not more than 1 or 2 cuts have been made to it for slides. |
Methodology
| Dynamic Reactions Cell/Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 7 days; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 1 month |
Reference Range
| <50 mcg/g dry weight |
Performed
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
| 5-7 days | |||||
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