Eurofins Biomnis code

TPA

Synonyms

• Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
• TPA

Specialty

Haematology

Clinical significance

TPA is a general tumor marker without any specificity for any particular organ. This test is useful for monitoring treatment and detecting recrudescence, especially in bladder cancer.

Preanalytics

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

• A tube specifically for this analysis : Yes

Further information

Centrifuge without delay, separate the supernatant and freeze
1 individual aliquot for this analysis.
Please label the request in words and do not use abbreviations
Not to be confused with tPA - Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Methodology

Chemiluminescence

Turnaround time

3 days