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Co-GM1 Triad Autoantibody Test
Test Code92952
CPT Codes
<br /> *** RESTRICTED USE *** This code is available for Client #54840, 55738 and 56176 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 Immunoassay (ELISA)
Setup Schedule
Report available: 7-14 days
Clinical Significance
Anti-GM1, anti-asialo-GM1, and anti-GD1b antibodies are found in patients with an acute presentation of muscle weakness, areflexia, autonomic dysfunction, and cranial nerve involvement.