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Amyloid A, IHC without Interpretation
Test Code90193
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
Formalin Fixed Paraffin Block submitted in IHC Specimen Transport Kit
Minimum Volume
1 block • 3 slides
Other Acceptable Specimens
3 Slides Unstained, positively charged slides IHC Specimen Transport Kit
Instructions
Please include surgical pathology report
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Do Not Freeze
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Do Not Freeze
Methodology
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: Next day
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Amyloid A immunostain detects tissue deposition of serum amyloid A protein, an acute phase reactive protein. It is positive in AA amyloidosis and familial Mediterranean fever.