84930:C1Q BINDING ASSAY
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
IMM Comp |
| Methodology: |
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) |
| Edit Date: |
11/6/2008 |
| Performed: |
Monday, Thursday |
| Released: |
2-8 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
| CPT Code: |
86332-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
Two 5 mL red top tubes. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Freeze immediately. Critical frozen. If multiple tests are ordered, freeze a separate aliquot for this test. |
| Stability: |
After separation from cells, 2 hours ambient, or 2 weeks frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum. |
| Transport: |
Frozen on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
Circulating immune complexes may be found without any evident pathology and positive results do not necessarily implicate the immune complex in a disease process.
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| Rejection Criteria: |
Unfrozen or thawing specimen. |
| Less than 4 µgE/mL is considered negative for circulating complement binding immune complexes. |
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