Specimen Requirements

Title

Vitamin E (α and γ Tocopherol)

Specimen Requirement

Collect SST/0.8 mL serum, after 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and send.

Methodology

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Stability

Room temp: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 14 days

Reference Range

The reference range is determined by the performing laboratory and will show on the report.

Turnaround

3-6 days

Clinical Use

Evaluate vitamin E deficiency in hemolytic disease in premature infants, and neuromuscular disease in infants (and adults) with chronic cholestasis; evaluate patients on long-term parenteral nutrition; patients with malignancy or malabsorption (eg, patients with cystic fibrosis, cases of intestinal bypass surgery); investigate brown-bowel syndrome

Test Code

VITEP