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Co-Asialo Autoantibody Test
Test Code92847
CPT Codes
83520 <br /> *** RESTRICTED USE *** This code is available for Client 54840, 55738, 56176, 51618, 51921, 57748, 55851, 53814 and 54329 ONLY
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: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 4 months
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 4 months
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Setup Schedule
Report available: 7-10 days
Clinical Significance
Anti-asialo-GM1 antibodies are found in patients with an acute presentation of muscle weakness, areflexia, autonomic dysfunction, cranial nerve involvement.