Specimen Requirements
Title
Immunoelectrophoresis (Immunofixation), Urine
Specimen Requirement
Collect random or 24 hour urine collection, send 10 mL in a sterile container. If 24 hour urine collected, mix well, measure total volume, aliquot 10 mL to a sterile container and indicate total volume on container or requisition.
No Preservative.
Methodology
Agarose gel immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE)
Stability
Room temp: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-5 days
Clinical Use
Detect and identify monoclonal immunoglobulin gammopathies
Test Code
UFXMC