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69171:NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY (ANCA) CONFIRMATION (MPO/PR3) | |||||||||
Alias Names: | Anti-Neutrophil / Antineutrophil / ACPA / Autoantibodies to Proteinase 3 / c-ANCA / cANCA / Soft-ANCA | ||||||||
Methodology: | Multiplex Flow Immunoassay (Luminex) | ||||||||
Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
Released: | Same day as tested | ||||||||
CPT Code: | 83516 x2 | ||||||||
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 immediately separate serum into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. Freeze at -20° C if specimen cannot be assayed within 7 days. Allow no more than 3 freeze/thaw cycles. | ||||||||
Stability: | 8 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or frozen ≤ 20° C for long term storage. | ||||||||
Standard Volume: | 1.5 mL serum | ||||||||
Minimum Volume: | 1.0 mL serum | ||||||||
Transport: | Refrigerated or frozen on dry ice. | ||||||||
Comments: | Positive ANCA Screen results will reflex to an ANCA Titer and MPO/PR3 Confirmation. Additional charges will apply for reflex testing. | ||||||||
Rejection Criteria: | Plasma; gross lipemia; hemolysis; contaminated or heat inactivation specimen; specimen frozen/thawed more than three times. |
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