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| 85020:INSULIN ANTIBODIES | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Radioimmunoassay (RIA) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Wednesday | ||||||||
| Released: | 2-10 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 86337-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 24 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 0.5 mL serum. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 100 µL serum. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. | ||||||||
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This assay quantitatively measures human serum autoantibodies to endogenous insulin or antibodies to exogenous insulin. |
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| Negative | 0.4 Kronus units/mL or less | ||||||||||||||||||
| Positive | 0.5 Kronus units/mL or greater | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kronus units are arbitrary units. Kronus untis = U/mL. | |||||||||||||||||||