The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

N-Telopeptide, Cross-Linked
Order Code: NTXS
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Adult Minimum:  0.5 ml
Absolute Minimum:  0.25 ml
Pediatric Minimum:  0.15 ml


Rejection Criteria:


Severely hemolyzed specimens.


Delivery Instructions:


Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


Adult Male: 5.4-24.2 nM BCE
Premenopausal, Adult Female: 6.2-19.0 nM BCE


Test
Limitations:


The target value for treated postmenopausal adult females is the same 
as the premenopausal reference interval.

BCE = Bone Collagen Equivalent


Methodology:


Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay


CPT Code:


82523


 


See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery




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Updated: 05/22/2007

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