Eurofins Biomnis code

LPPLA

Synonyms

• Lipoprotein phospho-lipase A2
• Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2
• LPPLA2
• PLA

Specialty

Biochemistry

Clinical significance

This specifically vascular marker is not influenced by systemic inflammation (infections, obesity, smoking), unlike CRPus in particular. Elevated levels of Lp-PLA2 are therefore independent of other risk factors such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension and diabetes; when compared with levels of oxidised LDL, they can help predict the existence and, above all, the fragility of a possible atherosclerotic plaque.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum
•   FROZEN
• Freezing within 4 hours

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Further information

Serum can be stored for 4 hours at 18-25°C, 72 hours at 2-8°C and 2 months at -20°C.
One maximum freeze/thaw cycle

Methodology

Chemiluminescence

Turnaround time

5 days