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

Ordering Code	4762
Test Name	Myelin Basic Protein
Preferred Specimen	Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Preferred Container	Cerebral Spinal Fluid Kit Tubes
Other Specimen/Container	Cerebrospinal Fluid in Sterile Container
Optimum Volume	1.5 mL
Handling Instructions	If CSF is bloody, then centrifuge & aliquot CSF prior to freezing.
Transport Requirements	Oahu: Frozen Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability	Ambient: 7 Days Refrigerated: 14 Days Frozen: 1 Year
Rejection Criteria	Hemolyzed, Specimen older than stability limits
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	Up to 10 Days
Methodology	Radioimmunoassay
Reference Lab	Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 20, 2024.

Component	Age	Male Norm	Male Critical Low	Male Critical High	Female Norm	Female Critical High	Female Critical Low	Units	Add'l info
Myelin Basic Protein	ALL								See report.