Test Library

Preferred Specimen(s) 1.0 mL serum

Transport Container Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

  • Refrigerated, stable 10 days,
  • Frozen 1 month

Methodology Capillary Electrophoresis

Clinical Significance Monoclonal increases in IgG or IgA are often associated with diseases such as multiple myeloma, lymphomas or leukemia. A monoclonal increase in IgM is commonly associated with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.