Eurofins Biomnis code

TPA

Synonyms

• TPA
• Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
• Tissue Polypeptide Antigen

Clinic 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.

Prenalytics

• 1 mL
• serum
• FROZEN

Further information

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

Methodology

Chemiluminescence

Turnaround time

4 days