Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel (VGCC) Antibody Build info

Synonyms

  • VOLTAGE-GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL (VGCC) ANTIBODY
  • VGCC
  • LAB10888

Short Name

VOLTAGE-GATED CA CHANNEL AB

Procedure Master Number

LAB10888

Procedure ID

114276

Clinical Info

Detect antibodies for P/Q type and N-type voltage-gated calcium channels. Aid in the evaluation of muscle weakness in the context neuromuscular junction disorder with or without cancer, or the diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes.
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Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube
Specimen: 1 mL serum (0.2  mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
 
Note: Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 2 days
Refrigerated 2 Weeks
Frozen 30 Days

Methodology

Quantitative Radioimmunoassay

Days Performed

Tuesday
 
TAT: 2 - 9 Days

Performing Laboratory

ARUP Laboratories

CPT

83519
 
LOINC:  33980-4

PDM

 1759243

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
P/Q TYPE CALCIUM CHANNEL ANITIBODY PQCACHANAB P Q TYPE CALCIUM CHANNEL ANTIBODY P/Q Type Calcium Channel Anitibody