LDL Particle Number; LDL Small; LDL Medium; HDL Large; LDL Pattern; LDL Peak Size
There is a correlation between increased risk of premature heart disease with decreasing size of LDL particles. Ion mobility offers the only direct measurement of lipoprotein particle size and concentration for each lipoprotein from HDL3 to large VLDL
Fasting preferred, but not required
1.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
1.0 mL Serum from a SST Gold Top Tube
24 hours Ambient
7 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
0.25 mL Serum
Refer to Interpretive Results
There is a correlation between increased risk of premature heart disease with decreasing size of LDL particles. Ion mobility offers the only direct measurement of lipoprotein particle size and concentration for each lipoprotein from HDL3 to large VLDL
4 to 5 days
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