Specimen

EDTA Whole Blood

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

3 mL EDTA whole blood

Rejection Criteria:

Specimen cannot be frozen.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Testing Schedule:

Monday - Saturday

Analytic Time:

1 week

Reference Range:

HEMOGLOBIN A
0-30 days:  10-40%*
1-14 months:  Adult values attained by 6 months.*
> or = 15 months:  95-98%

HEMOGLOBIN A(2)
0-30 days:  <1%*
1-11 months:  Adult values attained by 12 months.*
> or = 1 year:  2.0-3.3%

HEMOGLOBIN F
0-30 days:  60-90%*
1-23 months:  Adult values attained by 24 months.*
> or = 24 months:  0-2%

VARIANT
No abnormal variants
*Altman PL, Katz DD:  Human Health and Disease. Bethesda, MD,
 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1977

HEMOGLOBIN S
Negative

Comments:

Patient's age is required on request form for processing.  Include 
recent transfusion information.

Please print, complete and submit the following information sheet to 
the lab, with the specimen and the A-1a Miscellaneous Request:
Thalassemia/Hemoglobinopathy Information Sheet from the Mayo Medical 
Laboratories.

When appropriate Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Cascade 2 may be reflexed 
by the reference laboratory.  Additional cost and CPT will apply. This 
particular test is not offered separately.

CPT Code:

83020, 83021

CPT codes for Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Cascade 2:  83068, 88184, 
82664(x3), 85660