Des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin-994

Test info

  
Des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
DCP
Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence,PIVKA-II
  

DCP is intended for use as an aid in the risk assessment of patients with chronic liver disease for progression to hepatocellular carcinoma in conjuction with other laboratory findings, imaging studies and clinical assessment.

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
0.5 mL
  
0.25 mL
Submission of the minimum volume does not allow for repeat testing
  

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  4. Freeze
  
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  4. Freeze
  

Frozen (strict) - 14 days

Refrigerated - NO

Ambient - NO

  
  • Non-serum specimen received
  • Non-frozen sample received
  • Gross icterus
  • Gross hemolysis

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (141325): R-NX
  
Tu
  
5 - 7 days
  

Liquid-phase binding assay (LiBaSys)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

0.0 - 7.5 ng/mL

Billing

  
83951

Tracking

  
11/26/2019
  
12/26/2023
  
12/26/2023