Cdtasialotfmfrserpl
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 21572-3
- Short code
- CDT-ASIALO
- Synonyms
- CDT Asialo/Tf MFr SerPl
- Category
- chemistry
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Serum separator tube (SST) or red-top tube without anticoagulant
- Units
- N/A
- Ref low
- 0
- Ref high
- 1.3
- Critical range
- — – 2 N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- ≥ 0 years
- Method
- Capillary Electrophoresis; High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC); Isoelectric Focusing (IEF)
- CPT
- 82373
- SNOMED
- 31361000119104
- Specimen volume
- 1.0 mL serum (minimum 0.5 mL)
- Stability
- Room temperature: 8 hours; Refrigerated (2-8°C): 7 days; Frozen (-20°C or below): 3 months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- Hemolysis max
- 50
- Lipemia max
- 100
- Icterus max
- 25
- TAT
- 48–168 hours
- Order
- routine
Reference range
Asialo transferrin/total transferrin ratio: <1.3% (normal); 1.3-2.0% (indeterminate/gray zone); >2.0% (suggestive of congenital disorders of glycosylation)N/A
No special preparation required. Fasting is not necessary. Recent alcohol consumption may affect transferrin glycosylation patterns and should be avoided for at least 2 weeks prior to testing when evaluating for chronic alcohol abuse.
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Medically reviewed by WellAlly Editorial Team Last reviewed August 15, 2026. · Read our editorial policy