Laboratory Medicine Program

Cryoglobulin

Clinical Decription:
Cryoglobulin is a group of proteins which form a precipitate or a gel in the cold. Cryoglobulins have been found in a variety of clinical conditions such as multiple myeloma, Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia, chronic hepatitis C, autoimmune diseases such as SLE, rheumatoid arthritis.
<br/><em>Stites DP. Clinical laboratory methods for detection of antigens and antibodies. In: Stites DP, Stobo JD, Wells JV, editors. Basic and Clinical Immunology, 6th ed., Norwalk, Connecticut: Appleton & Lange, 1987: 241-284.</em>

Method: Manual; Manual

Component Tests Used: n/a

Reference Ranges Used:
none detected

Specimen Type: serum
Volume: 8 mL (minimum: 8 mL)

Shipping: 4C

Special Instructions: Keep blood at 37C until clotted. Centrifuge briefly at 37C (or room temperature) and transfer serum to an aliquot tube as soon as possible.

Testing Schedule(s): Monday through Friday.

Turnaround Time: 14 days

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