CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE FOR AN M-BAND/ M-SPIKE/ PARAPROTEIN.
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE & MONITOR PATIENTS WITH MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHIES E.G. MULTIPLE MYELOMA.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
PSEUDOPARAPROTEINEMIA CAN OCCUR E.G. DUE TO TESTING PLASMA (FIBRINOGEN BAND) INSTEAD OF SERUM, CONTRAST INTERFERENCE ETC. LOW OR NEGATIVE MONOCLONAL BAND MAY OCCUR IN LIGHT CHAIN MYELOMA BUT THE M-BAND WILL BE DETECTED IN URINE.