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Test Code FSYG4 Soybean IgG4


Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Red Top

Acceptable: Serum gel

Submission Container/tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Draw blood in a plain red-top tube(s), serum gel tube(s) is acceptable.

2. Centrifuge and aliquot 0.5 mL of serum into a plastic vial.

3. Send refrigerate.


Method Name

Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Reporting Name

Soybean IgG4

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

See Specimen Required

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen  365 days
  Ambient  7 days

Reject Due To

Thawing: Cold OK; Warm OK

Reference Values

Reference ranges have not been established for food-specific IgG4 tests.

Day(s) Performed

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Report Available

5 to 7 days

Performing Laboratory

Eurofins Viracor

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Eurofins Viracor. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

86001

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FSYG4 Soybean IgG4 56390-8

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
FSYG4 Soybean IgG4 56390-8

Interpretation

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.