86735:VOLTAGE-GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL (VFCC) ANTIBODY
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Radiobinding Assay |
| Edit Date: |
4/5/2010 |
| Performed: |
Tuesday |
| Released: |
Within 10 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
| CPT Code: |
83519-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum into a plastic vial. Freeze. |
| Stability: |
8 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or indefinitely frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 µL serum |
| Transport: |
Frozen. |
| Comments: |
This test is used to diagnose Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with small-cell lung carcinoma. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Grossly lipemic or hemolyzed specimen; plasma. |
