69171:NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY (ANCA) CONFIRMATION (MPO/PR3)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| 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. |