Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. : DLS is Hawaii's locally owned clinical and diagnostic testing medical lab

Ordering Code	3922
Test Name	Acetylcholinesterase, Amnio
Alias	ACHE
Preferred Specimen	Amniotic Fluid
Preferred Container	Sterile Container
Optimum Volume	5 mL
Collection Instructions	Discard first 2 cc of amniotic fluid. Indicate on the requisition the "gestational age", collection date, clinical indications, patient age and gender Include if noted the AFP and MoM results.
Transport Requirements	Oahu: Ambient Airline: Ambient
Specimen Stability	Ambient: 3 Days Refrigerated: Not Stable
Rejection Criteria	Frozen
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	10 Days
Methodology	Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA), Acrylamide gel electrophoresis, Isoelectric focusing
Reference Lab	Esoterix Genetic Laboratories, LLC

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 26, 2024.

Component	Age	Male Norm	Male Critical Low	Male Critical High	Female Norm	Female Critical High	Female Critical Low	Units	Add'l info
Acetylcholinesterase, Amnio	ALL								See report.
Weeks of Gestation	ALL								See report.