Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Neurofilament Light Chains

Synonyms

  • LAB14175
  • NEUROFILAMENT LIGHT CHAIN
  • NFLC

Cerner Name

Neurofilament Light Chain

Clinical Info

Assessing neuronal damage related to various neurodegenerative diseases.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1.5 mL plasma (0.75 mL min)

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Lavender Top Top
Specimen: 0.6 mL Plasma ( 0.5 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated
90 Days Frozen

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Enzyme Immunoassay

Days Performed

TAT: 3-6 Days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

83884

PDM

245302

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
NEUROFILAMENT LIGHT CHAIN, PLASMA NEUROFILLCP NEUROFILAMENT Neurofilament Light Chain, P

Result Interpretation

<2.5 years: < or =12.8 pg/mL
2.5 to 4 years: < or =11.8 pg/mL
5 to 9 years: < or =10.4 pg/mL
10 to 14 years: < or =8.8 pg/mL
15 to 19 years: < or =9.2 pg/mL
20 to 24 years: < or =10.4 pg/mL
25 to 29 years: < or =11.9 pg/mL
30 to 34 years: < or =13.5 pg/mL
35 to 39 years: < or =15.3 pg/mL
40 to 44 years: < or =17.3 pg/mL
45 to 49 years: < or =19.7 pg/mL
50 to 54 years: < or =22.4 pg/mL
55 to 59 years: < or =25.4 pg/mL
60 to 64 years: < or =28.8 pg/mL
65 to 69 years: < or =32.7 pg/mL
70 to 74 years: < or =37.1 pg/mL
75 to 79 years: < or =42.1 pg/mL
80 to 84 years: < or = 47.8 pg/mL
> or =85 years: < or =54.3 pg/mL

Forms
LAB14175 build edit