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Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel (VGCC) P/Q-Type Antibody
MessageThis test is currently only available in BHS CPRS. If you are a Bedford provider and wish to see this test offered in Bedford CPRS- please contact the Bedford Laboratory.
Testing performed at Quest Diagnostics.
Testing performed at Quest Diagnostics.
Test Code
VGCC ANTIBODY(O)
CPT Codes
86596
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 35 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 35 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature • Freeze/thaw greater than 3 cycles • Gross hemolysis • Lipemic
Methodology
Radiobinding Assay (RBA)
Setup Schedule
Sets up 1 day a week.
Reference Range
<30 pmol/L
Clinical Significance
To diagnose Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with small-cell lung carcinoma.
Last Updated: September 24, 2014
