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MuSK Antibody Test
Test Code94773
CPT Codes
<br><strong>Restricted use: This code is available for client 6374 only</strong>
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
Please label each specimen tube with two forms of patient identification. These forms of identification must also appear on the requisition form.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Lipemia • Whole blood
Methodology
Radio-Immunoprecipitation Assay
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 3-6 days
Clinical Significance
Detection of antibodies to muscle-specific receptor
tyrosine kinase (MuSK) (titer test).
tyrosine kinase (MuSK) (titer test).
