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Test Requirements
 
Title
N-TELOPEPTIDE, CROSS-LINKED,SERUM
Specimen Requirement
<p>DRAW BLOOD IN A SST TUBE. CENTRIFUGE, SEPARATE SERUM FROM GEL <strong>ASAP</strong> AND SEND 1.0 mL SERUM FROZEN IN A SCREW-CAPPED PLASTIC VIAL. INDICATE ON TRASNPORT TUBE "SERUM SST".</p> <p>FOR MONITORING THERAPY, BASELINE SAMPLES SHOULD BE COLLECTED JUST PRIOR TO OR ON THE DAY OF THERAPY INITIATION. SUBSEQUENT SPECIMENS FOR COMPARISON SHOULD BE COLLECTED AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME OF DAY AS THE BASELINE SPECIMEN.</p>
Methodology
 
Stability
FROZEN 2 MONTHS
Reference Range
BY REPORT
Turnaround
5 DAYS
Clinical Use
 
Test Code
NTELS
 

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