80830:CENTROMERE ANTIBODIES, QUANTITATIVE

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80830:CENTROMERE ANTIBODIES, QUANTITATIVE
Methodology: Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)
Edit Date: 11/5/2008
Performed: Monday-Saturday
Released: 24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code: 86038-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST).
Handling: Centrifuge and separate serum into a plastic vial. Refrigerate.
Stability: 48 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen.
Standard Volume: 1 mL serum.
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL serum.
Transport: Refrigerated.
Comments: Aid in the assessment of scleroderma. Centromere autoantibodies are found in 22% of patients with systemic sclerosis and in 12% of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.

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