91007 Acetylcholine Receptor Binding Antibody

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

3-4 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83519 - Immunoassay, RIA

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 0.0-0.4 nmol/L
Approximately 10% of individuals with confirmed myasthenia gravis have no measurable binding antibody.