Test Directory

Test Code
INTER
Test Name
Interleukin 2 Receptor, Soluble, Serum
Expected Turnaround Time
1 - 4 days
Clinical Utility
Primarily used for research and to support attempts to understand the pathogenesis of immune, infectious, allergic, or inflammatory disorders.
Specimen and Container Info

Preferred Specimen Type: Serum

Preferred Collection Container: Gold Top, Serum Separator

Alternate Collection Container: Red Top, Plain

Desired Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions
  1. Collect specimen in gold top, serum separator or red top, plain tube via venipuncture
  2. Separate serum from cells as soon as possible or within 2 hours of collection
  3. Transfer 1 mL of serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube
Processing and Submission Instructions
Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Transport Instructions

Transport to the laboratory frozen. 

Stability Requirements

Room Temperature

30 minutes

Frozen

1 year
Causes for Rejection
Refrigerated, contaminated, or heat-inactivated specimens.
Methodology
Quantitative Mulitplex Bead Assay
Reference Intervals

 See patient report.

Reference Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Testing Schedule
Routine, daily