GM1 ANTIBODY PANEL

Mnemonic

MISC

Includes

GM1 Antibody IgG, GM1 Antibody IgM

Collect

Serum, one gold (SST) top tube

Handling

Separate serum from cells ASAP.

Preferred Volume

0.3 mL

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL

Transport

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Room temperature specimens plasma, CSF, or other body fluids, contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, icteric, or severely lipemic specimens

Stability

AFTER SEPARATION FROM CELLS: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year

Performed

Mon, Wed, Fri

Reported

2-5 days

Method

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Referral Lab

ARUP (50591)

Reference Values

Interpretation provided.

CPT Codes

83516 x2

Last Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2017 03:42:13 AM