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HelpTest Code APCRR Activated Protein C Resistance V, with Reflex to Factor V Leiden, Blood and Plasma
Useful For
Evaluating patients with incident or recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Evaluating individuals with a family history of VTE
Profile Information
| Test ID | Reporting Name | Available Separately | Always Performed |
|---|---|---|---|
| APCRV | Activated Protein Resistance V, P | Yes | Yes |
| SC018 | Whole Blood | No | Yes |
Reflex Tests
| Test ID | Reporting Name | Available Separately | Always Performed |
|---|---|---|---|
| F5DNA | Factor V Leiden (R506Q) Mutation, B | Yes | No |
| F5DNI | APCRV/F5DNA Summary Interpretation | No | No |
Special Instructions
Method Name
Optical Clot-Based
Reporting Name
APCRV, w/Reflex, PSpecimen Type
Plasma Na CitWhole blood
Necessary Information
Specimen Required
Blood and plasma are required.
Patient Preparation: Fasting preferred
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Lavender top (EDTA)
Acceptable: Yellow top (ACD) or light-blue top (3.2% sodium citrate)
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Invert several times to mix blood.
2. Send whole blood specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.
Specimen Type: Platelet-poor plasma
Collection Container/Tube: Light-blue top (3.2% sodium citrate)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial, polypropylene preferred
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. For complete instructions, see Coagulation Guidelines for Specimen Handling and Processing.
2. Within 4 hours of collection, centrifuge, transfer all plasma into a plastic vial, and centrifuge plasma again.
3. Aliquot plasma into separate plastic vial leaving 0.25 mL in the bottom of centrifuged vial.
4. Freeze plasma aliquot immediately at -20° C, or ideally, at -40° C or below.
Additional Information:
1. Double-centrifuged specimen is critical for accurate results as platelet contamination may cause spurious results.
2. Each coagulation assay requested should have its own vial.
Specimen Minimum Volume
Plasma: 0.5 mL; Whole blood: 3 mL
Specimen Stability Information
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma Na Cit | Frozen | 14 days | |
| Whole blood | Ambient (preferred) | 14 days | |
| Frozen | 14 days | ||
| Refrigerated | 14 days |
Reject Due To
| Gross hemolysis | Reject |
| Gross lipemia | Reject |
| Gross icterus | Reject |
Clinical Information
Protein C, a part of the natural anticoagulant system, is a vitamin K-dependent protein zymogen (molecular weight = 62,000 Da) that is synthesized in the liver and circulates at a plasma concentration of approximately 5 mcg/mL. Protein C is activated to activated protein C (APC) via proteolytic cleavage by thrombin bound to thrombomodulin, an endothelial cell surface membrane protein. APC downregulates the procoagulant system by proteolytically inactivating procoagulant factors Va and VIIIa. Protein S, another vitamin K-dependent coagulation protein, catalyzes APC inactivation of factors Va and VIIIa. APC interacts with and proteolyzes factors V/Va and VIII/VIIIa at specific APC binding and cleavage sites, respectively. Resistance to activated protein C (APC resistance) is a term used to describe abnormal resistance of human plasma to the anticoagulant effects of human APC. APC resistance is characterized by a reduced anticoagulant response of patient plasma after adding a standard amount of APC. For this assay, the activated partial thromboplastin time fails to prolong significantly after the addition of APC.
The vast majority of individuals with familial APC resistance have a specific alteration in the procoagulant factor V gene (F5) encoding for a p.Arg534Gln substitution in the heavy chain of factor V (formerly R506Q). This glutamine to arginine amino acid change alters an APC cleavage site on factor V such that factor V/Va is partially resistant to inactivation by APC. The carrier frequency for the factor V Leiden variant varies depending on the population. Approximately 5% of asymptomatic White Americans of non-Hispanic ancestry are heterozygous carriers. In contrast, the carrier frequency among African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans is less than 1%, and the carrier frequency for Hispanics is intermediate (2.5%). The carrier frequency can be especially high (up to 14%) among White individuals of Northern European or Scandinavian ancestry. Homozygosity for factor V Leiden is much less common but may confer a substantially increased risk for thrombosis. The degree of abnormality of the APC-resistance assay correlates with heterozygosity or homozygosity for the factor V Leiden variant; homozygous carriers have a very low APC-resistance ratio (eg, 1.1-1.4), while the ratio for heterozygous carriers is usually 1.5 to 1.8.
Reference Values
ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE V RATIO
≥2.3
Pediatric reference range has neither been established nor is available in scientific literature. The adult reference range likely would be applicable to children older than 6 months.
Day(s) Performed
Monday through Friday
Report Available
4 to 7 daysPerforming Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester
CPT Code Information
85307
Forms
1. New York Clients-Informed consent is required. Document on the request form or electronic order that a copy is on file. The following documents are available:
-Informed Consent for Genetic Testing (T576)
-Informed Consent for Genetic Testing-Spanish (T826)
2. Coagulation Patient Information (T675)
3. If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Coagulation Test Request (T753) with the specimen.