Co-GD1b Autoantibody Test

Test Code

92848

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

Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Setup Schedule

Report available: 7-10 days

Clinical Significance

Anti-GD1b antibodies are found in patients with an acute presentation of muscle weakness, areflexia, autonomic dysfunction, cranial nerve involvement.

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