Sample type: Serum

Test name: Macroprolactin

Condition / Indication: Hyperprolactinaemia

Special precautions & notes: Patients with increased concentration of Prolactin will be screened for Macroprolactin

Reference range: Qualitative report

Container: Serum (Gold top)

Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Automated Laboratory

Turnaround time: 14 days

Method:

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation.