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HelpTest Code CA27Q CA 27.29
Specimen Required
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Red top
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reference Range
| CA 27.29 | <38 U/mL |
This test was performed using the Siemens Chemiluminescent method. Values obtained from different assay methods cannot be used interchangeably. CA 27.29 levels, regardless of value, should not be interpreted as absolute evidence of the presence or absence of disease.
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
Mon-Sat
Report Available
Next day
Clinical Significance
CA 27.29 may be useful for monitoring patients for metastatic breast cancer.
Method Name
Immunoassay (IA)
CPT Code(s)
86300
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153
Limitations
CA 27.29 is not intended as a screening test.
Aliases
Carbohydrate Antigen 27.29,Breast Carcinoma Associated Mucin Antigen,Cancer Associated Breast Antigen (CABA),Cancer Antigen 27.29