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VGKC AB ATHENA #485
MessageQUEST-> ATHENA LABS
Test Code
VGKC AB ATHENA #485
Alias/See Also
VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ATHENA #485, ATHENA#485
CPT Codes
83519
Preferred Specimen
SERUM
Minimum Volume
2mLs
Instructions
DRAW 1 GOLD TOP SST TUBE, LET CLOT FOR 30 MINUTES AND SPIN DOWN. Serum must be separated from whole blood within 48 hours of collection.***NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY PATHOLOGIST PRIOR TO SENDING!!!
Transport Container
ORIGINAL TUBE
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours, Refrigerated: 28 days, Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Radioimmunoassay
Report Available
7-10 DAYS
Reference Range
<112 pmol/L
Clinical Significance
Detection of antibodies to voltage gated potassium channels (VGKC)
Typical Presentation: Acute or subacute onset symptoms of limbic encephalitis including confusion/dementia, depression/anxiety and/or seizures or hallucinations, peripheral nerve hyperexcitability, acquired neuromyotonia, autonomic dysfunction
Typical Presentation: Acute or subacute onset symptoms of limbic encephalitis including confusion/dementia, depression/anxiety and/or seizures or hallucinations, peripheral nerve hyperexcitability, acquired neuromyotonia, autonomic dysfunction
Performing Laboratory
ATHENA DIAGNOSTICS 200 Forest Street, 2nd Floor Marlborough, MA 01752 Phone (508) 756-2886
Additional Information
VGKC ANTIBODY TEST
