Folate, Serum

Method Name

Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay (MEIA)

Aliases

Folate, Serum; Folic Acid, Folate - Serum

Specimen Required

one SST/gel tube only

Specimen Minimum Volume

2.0 mL of blood

Specimen Stability Information

Centrifuged specimen stable for 48 hours refrigerated.

Special Instructions

Samples for folate determination should be collected from fasting persons. Hemolyzed specimens cannot be tested.

Performing Laboratory

As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.

Reference Values

Male: 4.5-32.2 ng/mL Female: 4.8-37.3 ng/mL