Free Kappa Lambda Light Chains, Blood (Referred Out) - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Overview
Alias
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FLC ratio
- Kappa/Lambda FLC
- Free light chains
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
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Serum
Specimen collection container
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Preferred collection container: Gold (gel) 5 mL
- Alternative collection container: Red (no additive) 6 mL
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 4.5 mL full collection tube
- Minimum volume: 1 mL serum
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)
Rejection criteria
Performance
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
- 2 day turnaround time once received by testing laboratory
- Shipped overnight Mondays and Wednesdays
Other information
- Used to monitor monoclonal light chain diseases
- Polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia or impaired renal clearance can lead to elevated kappa and lambda free light chain
Last Updated: October 9, 2024