CA 199 (CA19-9, CA 19-9, CA199, CA-199)

Collection

Hospital or GP.

Sample container

All Colchester & Ipswich samples: 7.5ml Brown Serum.

Preservative

Serum

Site

Community samples will go to Ipswich hub for analysis

Notes

Non-fasting. Patients taking biotin doses >5 mg/day should wait at least 8h before a sample is taken. If in doubt, please contact the laboratory.

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