Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum
Transport Container Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
- Ambient 7 days,
- Refrigerated 14 days
Reject Criteria
- Hyperlipemia,
- hemolysis
Methodology Immunoturbidometric
Clinical Significance Elevated concentrations of Lp(a) are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease.