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Immunoglobulin E

Source Blood
Mnemonic IGE
Specimen Requirements

1 x 3 mL light green (mint) top PST tube.  Gold top SST tube also acceptable.

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Minimum Whole Blood Volumes for Micro-Collections using Microtainers 
Specimen Handling
Additional Information
Testing Location Immunochemistry
Testing Frequency Weekdays
Alternate Name(s) IgE
Reference Interval

Children:

Age

Mean(kU/L)

+2SD (kU/L)

< 1 year

8.0

117.0

1-4 years

9.0

313.0

5-10 years

18.0

555.0

11-15 years

26.0

481.0

Adult: approximately 95% of adult values fall between 0.0 and 160.0 kU/L with a geometric mean value of 17.0 kU/L