Ordering Recommendation

Order to assist with diagnosis and subclassification of inherited or acquired von Willebrand disease.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Lt. blue (sodium citrate). Refer to Specimen Handling at aruplab.com for hemostasis/thrombosis specimen handling guidelines.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL platelet-poor plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Unacceptable Conditions

Serum. EDTA plasma, clotted or hemolyzed specimens.

Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen at -70°C: 6 months; Frozen at -20°C: 3 months

Methodology

Qualitative Electrophoresis

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

4-11 days

Reference Interval

By report

Interpretive Data

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

85247

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0092279 von Willebrand Factor Multimers 32217-2
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Aliases

  • Von Willebrand factor multimer analysis
  • vWF multimer analysis
  • VWF multimers
von Willebrand Factor Multimers