Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Copper Level, Tissue (Synonym: Copper Level Liver, Cu)

Clinical Indications:

Marked elevations of hepatic copper are characteristic of Wilson's disease and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC).

Ordering Alert:

Only liver tissue is accepted.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB2

Test Code:

CALGARY ZONE	MISCREFNON MISC REF NON-BLOOD TEST NAME FIELD: DRY WT IRON
CENTRAL ZONE	MISC
NORTH ZONE	ASPEN: PATHROV1 OR MISC PEACE: MISC
SOUTH ZONE	SZW LETHBRIDGE AND AREA: MISC CHINOOK: FEQ

Specimen Type:

Tissue

Primary Container:

Sterile container

Minimum Collection Volume:

10 mg wet tissue (approximately one complete 1.0 mm needle biopsy)

Specimen Collection Requirements:

Place specimen in sterile container. Formalin and/or saline are NOT required.
Formalin fixed and wax embedded tissue acceptable.

NOTE: If both tissue copper and routine histology are ordered, at least two full cores are needed. Do not divide a single needle core biopsy for tissue copper/iron and routine histology. Refer to Surgical Pathology (Synonym: Liver Tissue).

Test Resources:

Chemistry Specialty Requisition- CH-0311 Request “hepatic copper quantitation”.

Processing:

Calgary Zone: DSC Accession: Deliver specimen directly to Referrals before 15:30 Monday-Friday. If received after Referrals hours, store refrigerated.

Testing Schedule:

Batched – test performed within 2 weeks of receipt

Reference Interval:

0.25-1.00 µmol Cu/g dry weight (liver)

Testing Area:

TDM/Toxicology

Performing Site:

Edmonton: University of Alberta Hospital

Last Updated On:

Wednesday, July 21, 2021