| Test Name: |
2,3-DINOR 11 BETA-PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA, 24-HOUR URINE |
| Test Code: |
2193877 |
| Alias: |
2,3 11 Beta-Prostaglandin F2 Alpha
2,3-Dinor 11 Beta-Prost
23BPG
23BPT
LAB11629
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| CPT Code(s): |
84150
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| Test Includes: |
2,3-Dinor-11beta-prostaglandin F2 alpha
Creatinine, 24 HR, Urine |
| Preferred Specimen: |
5 mL urine aliquot from a well-mixed 24 hr collection |
| Container: |
Yellow top urine tube, no preservative |
| Minimum Volume: |
4 mL urine aliquot from a well-mixed 24 hr collection |
| Collection Instructions: |
Transfer urine from a well-mixed 24 hr collection (no preservative) into a properly labeled yellow top urine tube. Mark the 24-hour total volume on the aliquot tube as well as on the test requisition. |
| Transport Temperature: |
Refrigerated |
| Stability: |
Room Temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days |
| Limitations: |
Elevated levels of 2,3-dinor-11beta-prostaglandin F2 alpha (2,3 BPG) in urine are not specific for systemic mast cell disease and may be found in patients with angioedema, diffuse urticaria, or myeloproliferative diseases in the absence of diffuse mast cell proliferation.
Systemic mast cell disease is a heterogeneous disease, and some patients may not have elevated 2,3 BPG in urine. |
| Schedule: |
Set up: Tuesday, Thursday Report Available: 4-8 days |
| Method: |
T23BP: Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
CRT24: Enzymatic Colorimetric Assay |
| Performing Lab: |
Mayo Clinic Lab; test ID 23BPT |
| Clinical Significance: |
Screening for mast cell activation disorders including systemic mastocytosis using 24-hour urine specimens |
| Use: |
Updated: 11/23/2022 |
| Reference Ranges: |
<1802 pg/mg creatinine |
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