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| Investigation | : | Paraprotein Analysis | ||||||||||
| Specimen type | : | Serum | ||||||||||
| Spec container | : | Serum Gel | ||||||||||
| Volume required | : | 5ml | ||||||||||
| Reference range | : | None detected | ||||||||||
| Turnaround | : | <7 days | ||||||||||
Methodology: immunofixation
If requesting a "myeloma screen", it is important to send both serum and urine (intact immunoglobulins are frequently only detectable in serum, while light chains are frequently only detectable in urine).
For urine paraprotein analysis see Bence-Jones Protein
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