Test ID: ZG053
Component(s): Z0084 Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, Serum LOINC: 1825-9, Z0083 Phenotype (PI) LOINC: 6770-2
CPT code: 82103, 82104
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Red or SST
Frequency: 3 – 6 days
Instructions: 2 mL Serum from Red or SST, Ambient. Min 0.7 mL.
Text: Definitive analysis of hereditary α1-antitrypsin deficiency, which is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (panacinar emphysema), hepatic cirrhosis, and hepatoma. Cholestasis with neonatal hepatitis is found in a minority of neonates with α1AT deficiency.
Methodology: Phenotype: isoelectric focusing (IEF); total: immunologic