Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin (DCP)

Synonyms

  • DCPS
  • DES-GAMMA-CARBOXY PROTHROMBIN, S
  • LAB10896

Cerner Name

Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin, S

Clinical Info

DCP is intended for use as an aid in the risk assessment of patients with chronic liver disease for progression to hepatocellular carcinoma in conjunction with other laboratory findings, imaging studies, and clinical assessment.1
Limitations
It is recommended that this assay be used in conjunction with imaging studies for clinical diagnosis.
Footnotes
1. LBA DCP Manufacturer’s package insert, Code No. 993-05301, Wako Pure Chemical Industries.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

0.5 mL serum (0.25 mL min)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Red top tube or Gold top tube
Specimen: 0.5 mL serum (0.25 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Frozen
Collection: Separate serum from cells and transfer to a plastic transport tube.

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Liquid-phase binding assay (LiBaSys)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp

CPT

83951
 
LOINC Code: 34444-0

PDM

1859781

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
DES-GAMMA-CARBOXY PROTHROMBIN, S DESGAMCARPR DES GAMMA CARBOXY PROTHROMBIN, S Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin, S

Result Interpretation

0.0-7.5  ng/mL

Forms
Chemistry LAB10896 build edit