97132:ADRENAL TOTAL AUTOANTIBODIES
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) |
| Edit Date: |
1/23/2009 |
| Performed: |
Wednesday |
| Released: |
1-8 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
86255-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
48 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 µL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
Evaluate adrenal insufficiency and Addison’s disease. Serum antibodies to adrenal cortical cells are seen in 40-70% of patients with idiopathic Addison’s disease, 7-18% of patients with tuberculous Addison’s disease and in 1% of normal subjects.
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