Test Directory
Complement C4
Containers - Adult
Sarstedt Monovette Serum Gel Tube (Brown Cap)
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Volume Range
4.9ml
Additive per Container
Clotting activator/gel |
Containers - Child
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Sarstedt Monovette Serum Gel Tube (Brown Cap)
|
Volume Range
4.9ml
Additive per Container
Clotting activator/gel |
Reference ranges
The normal range is 0.1-0.4 g/L
Laboratory Site
RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone: 0131 536 1000
Special instructions for collection
Serum samples only please.
How to request
Trak, ICE, Clinical Immunology request form
Availability
Normal working hours 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri
Anticipated turnaround
14 Days
What happens if the result is positive or abnormal
Reviewed and authorised by Consultant Immunologist
General additional information
Diagnosis and monitoring of immune complex disease eg SLE, immune complex mediated vasculitis and hereditary angioedema or other C1 inhibitor deficiencies.
Low levels of C4 strongly suggest immune complex disease. They are found most commonly in cases of active SLE, cryoglobulinaemia, C1 inhibitor deficiency and in some individuals with hereditary C4 deficiency.