Nicotinic Acid

Single-analyte tests

• Micronutrient, Vitamin B3 10191

  Serum · Fasting not stated · Turnaround Set up: Tues, Thurs, Sat

  Method and collection

  Method

  Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

  Collection

  Patients should be 18 years or greater. Separate serum or plasma from cells.

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• Micronutrients, B-Vitamin Panel 10195

  7 analytes · Serum · Fasting required

  Method and collection

  Method

  Immunoassay (IA) • Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

  Preparation

  Overnight fasting is required. Avoid vitamin supplements for 24 hours prior to collection.

  Collection

  Patients should be 18 years of age or greater. Folate & Vitamin B12: Transfer 2 mL (1 mL min) serum into plastic transport tube, ship frozen. Vitamin B2, B3, B5: Transfer 2 mL (1 mL min) serum into an amber vial (or wrap with aluminum foil), ship frozen. Vitamin B6: Transfer 3 mL (1 mL min) EDTA plasma into an amber vial (or wrap with aluminum foil), ship frozen. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Separate cells within 24 hours by centrifugation for 5-10 minutes. Transfer plasma to an amber polypropylene or polyethylene transport tube to protect from light. Alternately, neutral color polypropylene or polyethylene tube can be used if wrapped in aluminum foil. Freeze the tubes at -10 to -30° C. Ship frozen. Vitamin B1: Transfer 3 mL (1 mL min) EDTA whole blood into an amber vial (or wrap with aluminum foil), ship frozen. Dietary supplements containing biotin may interfere in assays and may skew analyte results to be either falsely high or falsely low. For patients receiving the recommended daily doses of biotin, draw samples at least 8 hours following the last biotin supplementation. For patients on mega-doses of biotin supplements, draw samples at least 72 hours following the last biotin supplementation. Remove serum or plasma from cells within 4 hours of collection.

  Reference notes

  ≥18 years Folate | >5.4 ng/mL Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 78-185 nmol/L Vitamin B2 | 6.2-39.0 nmol/L Vitamin B3 | ≤110 ng/mL Vitamin B5 | <275 ng/mL Vitamin B6 | 5.1-54.8 ng/mL Vitamin B12 | 200-1100 ng/mL Reference range not available for individuals <18 years for this micronutrient test.

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• Vitamin B3 (Niacin and Metabolite) 070115

  2 analytes · Serum · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 4 - 10 days

  Method and collection

  Method

  Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

  Collection

  Transfer the serum into a LabCorp PP transpak frozen purple tube with screw cap (LabCorp N° 049482). The specimen should be frozen immediately and maintained frozen until tested. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen specimens, please submit separate frozen specimen for each test requested. Include the patient's age on the test request form.

  Reference notes

  • Nicotinic acid: 0.0−5.0 ng/mL • Nicotinamide: 5.2−72.1 ng/mL

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