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Order Code RPR19 Respiratory Profile, Region 19, Puerto Rico, Serum

Useful For

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in Puerto Rico

 

Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms

 

Identifying allergens:

-Responsible for allergic response and/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

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
IGE Immunoglobulin E (IgE), S Yes Yes
DP House Dust Mites/D.P., IgE Yes Yes
DF House Dust Mites/D.F., IgE Yes Yes
CAT Cat Epithelium, IgE Yes Yes
DOGD Dog Dander, IgE Yes Yes
BERG Bermuda Grass, IgE Yes Yes
REDT Red Top, IgE Yes Yes
JOHN Johnson Grass, IgE Yes Yes
COCR Cockroach, IgE Yes Yes
PENL Penicillium, IgE Yes Yes
CLAD Cladosporium, IgE Yes Yes
ASP Aspergillus Fumigatus, IgE Yes Yes
ALTN Alternaria Tenuis, IgE Yes Yes
AUPU Aureobasidium Pullulans, IgE Yes Yes
OAK Oak, IgE Yes Yes
ELM Elm, IgE Yes Yes
EUCL Eucalyptus, IgE Yes Yes
SORR Red Sorrel, IgE Yes Yes
POFF Parietaria Officinalis, IgE Yes Yes
RRRP Rough Pigweed, IgE Yes Yes
APIN Australian Pine, IgE Yes Yes
BTROP Blomia Tropicalis, IgE Yes Yes

Reporting Name

Resp Profile, Reg 19, Puerto Rico

Specimen Type

Serum


Ordering Guidance


For a listing of allergens available for testing, see Allergens - Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Antibodies.



Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1.6 mL

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


Specimen Minimum Volume

1.4 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  90 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK

Reference Values

Specific IgE:

Class

IgE kU/L

Interpretation

0

<0.10

Negative

0/1

0.10-0.34

Borderline/equivocal

1

0.35-0.69

Equivocal

2

0.70-3.49

Positive

3

3.50-17.4

Positive

4

17.5-49.9

Strongly positive

5

50.0-99.9

Strongly positive

6

≥100

Strongly positive

Reference values apply to all ages.

 

Total IgE:

Age

Reference interval (in kU/L)

0-5 months

≤13

6-11 months

≤34

1 and 2 years

≤97

3 years

≤199

4-6 years

≤307

7 and 8 years

≤403

9-12 years

≤696

13-15 years

≤629

16 and 17 years

≤537

18 years and older

≤214

Method Description

Specific IgE:

Specific IgE from the patient's serum reacts with the allergen of interest, which is covalently coupled to an ImmunoCAP. After washing away nonspecific IgE, enzyme-labeled anti-IgE antibody is added to form a complex. After incubation, unbound anti-IgE is washed away, and the bound complex incubated with a developing agent. After stopping the reaction, the fluorescence of the eluate is measured. Fluorescence is proportional to the amount of specific IgE present in the patient's sample (ie, the higher the fluorescence value, the more IgE antibody is present).(Package insert: ImmunoCAP System Specific IgE FEIA. Phadia; Rev 06/2020)

 

Total IgE:

Anti-IgE, covalently coupled to ImmunoCAP, reacts with the IgE in a serum specimen. After washing, enzyme-labeled anti-IgE antibodies are added to form a complex. After incubation, unbound enzyme-labeled anti-IgE is washed away, and the bound complex incubated with a developing agent. After stopping the reaction, fluorescence of the eluate in the well is measured. The fluorescence is directly proportional to the concentration of IgE in the test specimen.(Package insert: Phadia CAP System IgE FEIA. Phadia; Rev 10/2019)

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

82785-IgE

86003 x 21-Each individual allergen

Method Name

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send an Allergen Test Request (T236) with the specimen.