Specimen Requirements

Title

PTH Related Peptide

Specimen Requirement

Collect sodium heparin, centrifuge within 2 hours and transfer 0.5 mL plasma into a screw top plastic vial, indicate sample type on transport tube and send.

Methodology

Immunoassay

Stability

Room temp: 7 days, Refrigerated: 7 days, Frozen: 28 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

4-5 days, Performed Tuesday-Friday

Clinical Use

PTH-Related Protein (PTH-rP) – Differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia; manage patients with solid tumors and hypercalcemia.

Test Code

PTHRP