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Health Lab Test Code Build Information
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
CPT Code(s):	84150
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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