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Lipoprotein (a)

Source Blood
Mnemonic LPA
Specimen Requirements

1 x 3.5 mL gold top SST tube.  Light green (mint) top PST tube also acceptable.

0.5 mL serum or heparinized plasma

Minimum Whole Blood Volumes for Micro-Collections using Microtainers

Specimen Handling
Additional Information  
Testing Location Immunochemistry
Testing Frequency Weekly
Alternate Name(s) Lp(a) or Lipoprotein little a
Reference Interval 0.00 - 0.30 g/L