Acetylcholine Receptor Binding Antibody

Overview

  • EPIC Code:
  • LAB836
  • Soft Test Code:
  • ACETY
  • Send Out Test Code:
  • 206
Alternate Names
  • Acetycholine Receptor Binding Ab
  • Acetylcholine Receptor, Binding
  • AChR

Specimen Collection & Preparation

Specimen Requirements:

-OR-

1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL Serum*

* This volume does not allow for repeat testing

Rejection Criteria:

Plasma

Microbially contaminated

Gross Hemolysis

Gross Lipemia


Transport and Storage:
  • Ambient: 14 Days
  • Refrigerated: 14 Days
  • Frozen (-20 C or colder): 1 Year

Clinical Interpretation

Reference Range:

Negative: < or = 0.30 nmol/L
Equivocal: _0.31 - 0.49 nmol/L
Positive: > or = 0.50 nmol/L

Lowest Detectable Limit: 0.10 nmol/L


Methodology:
  • Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Production Schedule

Sites Performed
  • Quest - Chantilly to San Juan Capistrano
Days Performed
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
  • Sendouts - Clinical
Turn Around Time

1 to 2 days


Coding & Compliance

CDM

01426676


CPT Coding

86041