ImmunoCAP FEIA
Food Panel
Serum
Draw blood in a plain red-top tube(s), serum gel tube(s) is acceptable. Spin down and send 1.5 mL of serum refrigerated in a plastic vial.
0.5 mL
Hemolysis | Mild OK; Gross reject |
Lipemia | Mild OK; Gross reject |
Icterus | Mild OK; Gross reject |
Other | NA |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Serum | Refrigerated (preferred) | 28 days | |
Frozen | 365 days | ||
Ambient | 7 days |
Reference ranges have not been established for food-specific IgG4 tests. The clinical utility of food-specific IgG4 tests has not been clearly established. These tests can be used in special clinical situations to select foods for evaluation by diet elimination and challenge in patients who have food-related complaints, and to evaluate food allergic patients prior to food challenges. The presence of food-specific IgG4 has been studied in response to various oral food immunotherapy treatments but cutoffs have not been established.
Monday through Friday
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Viracor Eurofins. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
86001 x 9
Test Id | Test Order Name | Order LOINC Value |
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FGFP2 | IgG4 Food Panel II | Not Provided |
Result Id | Test Result Name |
Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
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Z3848 | Tomato IgG4 | 56405-4 |
Z3840 | Banana IgG4 | 56186-0 |
Z3841 | Chocolate/Cacao IgG4 | 56222-3 |
Z3842 | Milk Goat IgG4 | 56269-4 |
Z3843 | Oat IgG4 | 56333-8 |
Z3844 | Orange IgG4 | 56338-7 |
Z3845 | Peanut IgG4 | 56351-0 |
Z3846 | Pork IgG4 | 56442-7 |
Z3847 | Rice IgG4 | 56379-1 |