Leukotriene E4, 24-hour urine

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Leukotriene E4, 24-hour urine-994

7/29/2026 - This test is unavailable for the next 3+ weeks due to an instrument issue at the performing lab.  There is no alterative test available.

  
Leukotriene E4, 24-hour urine
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Cysteinyl Leukotriene
LTE4
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
Mastocytosis
Systemic Mast Cell Activation
Idiopathic MCAS
  

Aiding in the evaluation of patients at-risk for mast cell activation syndrome (eg, systemic mastocytosis, IgE-mediated allergies, or aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease) using 24-hour urine collections

  

Patient should not take zileuton for 48 hours before specimen collection

  
Urine, 24-hour
  
5 mL aliquot from a 24-hour collection
  
2 mL aliquot from a 24-hour collection
  
  
  1. Measure and record total urine volume
  2. Include the total volume on the request form
  3. Mix well
  4. Transfer a 5 mL (minimum 2.0mL) aliquot to a Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914), labeled as urine
  5. Freeze
  
  
  • Collection duration
  • Total volume
  

Frozen (preferred) – 28 days

Refrigerated - 7 days

Ambient - 24 hours

  
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (TLTE4): R-NX
  
Mo, Tu, Th
  
2 - 9 days
  

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Enzymatic Colorimetric Assay

  

Leukotriene E4:

≤104 pg/mg creatinine

Creatinine (Normal values mg per 24 hours):

Male: 930 - 2955 mg/24 hours

Female: 603 - 1783 mg/24 hours

  
Systemic mastocytosis is a heterogenous disease and lack of elevated LTE4 does not exclude the diagnosis of mast cell disease.

Increased excretion of LTE4 has also been reported in the following conditions: asthma, eosinophilic pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus infection, atopic dermatitis, Crohn disease, and rheumatoid arthritis.
  
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