2640 Cardiolipin Antibodies, IgG / IgM

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Tuesday, Thursday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86147 X2 - Cardiolipin Antibody

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2635 - CARDIOLIPIN, IgG

2636 - CARDIOLIPIN, IgM