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Test Code LAB7088 Seafood Allergen Panel 2

Additional Codes

Mayo ID: PR703 (KH custom panel)

Specimen Type and Requirments

Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Red top
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
 
Specimen Volume: 3 mL (ideal) 2 mL (minimum)

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.

Sample Stability

Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
Frozen 90 days

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed Test Component Link

MACK

Mackerel, IgE Yes Yes Mackerel, IgE, Serum - Kootenai Health

SALM

Salmon, IgE Yes Yes Salmon, IgE, Serum - Kootenai Health

TROT

Trout, IgE Yes Yes Trout, IgE, Serum - Kootenai Health

COD

Codfish, IgE Yes Yes Codfish, IgE, Serum - Kootenai Health

HERR

Herring, IgE Yes Yes Herring, IgE, Serum - Kootenai Health

ANCH

Anchovy, IgE Yes Yes Anchovy, IgE, Serum - Kootenai Health

TUNA

Tuna, IgE Yes Yes Tuna, IgE, Serum - Kootenai Health

Reference Ranges

See individual test for details 

Clinical Information

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to seafood (mackerel, salmon, trout, cod, herring, anchovy or tuna)

 

Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms

 

Identifying allergens:

-Responsible for allergic response or anaphylactic episode

-To confirm sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy

-To investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens

 

This test is not useful for patients previously treated with immunotherapy to determine if residual clinical sensitivity exists or in whom the medical management does not depend upon identification of allergen specificity.