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| Title | CAROTENE, BETA |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>Collect specimen after 12 hour fast.</p>
<p>Draw blood in a SST tube. Spin, separate and send 2.0 mL serum frozen in an amber tube. Please indicate on transport vial specimen type. Contact lab for dry ice for shipment.</p>
<p>Protect from light /Critical Frozen</p> |
| Methodology | |
| Stability | Frozen 14 days |
| Reference Range | By Report* |
| Turnaround | 4-7 days Performed Tues, Fri |
| Clinical Use | <p>Confirm the diagnosis of carotenoderma; detect fat malabsorption; depressed carotene levels may be found in cases of steatorrhea.</p> |
| Test Code | CARO |
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