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Voltage Gated Calcium Channel (VGCC) Antibody Assay (VGCACH)
Test CodeLAB4775
Quest Code
34057
CPT Codes
86596
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum in gold top tube
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 35 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 35 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Lipemia • Received Room temperature • Freeze/thaw greater than 3 cycles
Methodology
Radiobinding Assay (RBA)
Setup Schedule
Evening Wednesday, Saturday
Report Available
11 days
Reference Range
<30 pmol/L
Clinical Significance
To diagnose Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with small-cell lung carcinoma.
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
33608 Ortega Highway |
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |