Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Ganglioside GQ 1b IgG

Synonyms

  • GANGLIOSIDE GQ1B IGG ANTIBODY
  • GQ1B
  • LAB10924

Cerner Name

Ganglioside GQ 1b IgG

Clinical Info

This is associated with acute sensory ataxia neuropathy variant of the Guillain-Barre syndrome.

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 or Red Top Tube
Specimen: 1 mL serum ( 0.2 mL min)
Patient Preparation:  Overnight fasting is preferred

Specimen Volume

1 mL serum ( 0.2 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

2 Days Room Temperature
7 Days refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Days Performed

TAT: 5-6 Days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute

CPT

83520
LOINC Code: 13662-2

PDM

5601256

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Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
GANGLIOSIDE GQ1B IGG AB GM1IGG GANGLIOSIDE GQ1B IGG AB Ganglioside GQ1b IgG Ab

Result Interpretation

Less than 1:100 titer 

Forms
LAB10924 build edit