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Alternative Names:

Procollagen type 1 amino-terminal peptide
Bone turnover marker

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

P1P

Registration Instructions:

If "bone turnover marker" is requested, register P1P and CTP.

Specimen Types:

Plasma

Container Types:

EDTA 3 mL

Adults Volume or Mass:

3 mL

Minimum/Paediatric Volume or Mass:

3 mL

Collection & Request Instructions:

Collect at ambient temperature

Transport Instructions:

Room Temperature
Send to lab immediately

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge
Aliquot
Store frozen

If P1NP and C-telopeptide are co-requested, a separate frozen aliquot is required for each.

Assay Frequency:

Weekdays

External Laboratory:

The Alfred Pathology Service (APS)

External Transport Instructions:

Send Frozen on Dry Ice