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P/Q-TYPE VOLTAGE CALCIUM CHANNEL VGCC ANTIBODY
Test CodeLAB4823
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Container
Transport tube
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?)
Gross hemolysis • Lipemia • Received Room temperature • Freeze/thaw greater than 3 cycles
Methodology
Radiobinding Assay (RBA)
Setup Schedule
Wed
Report Available
5-11 days
Clinical Significance
To diagnose Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with small-cell lung carcinoma.
