91365 Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody, IgG

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

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

Special Handling:

Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Lipemic Samples
Hemolyzed specimens

Stability:

Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Mon-Sat

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83516 - Immunoassay

Interpretive Data:


Reference Range: Less than 20 EU - None Detected 20-30 EU - Weakly Positive Greater than 30 EU - Positive A negative Tissue Transglutaminase IgG (tTG) antibody result in an untreated patient does not rule out gluten-sensitive enteropathy. This patient may be IgA positive or have no antibody to tTG.