MuSK Antibody Test MUSK AB

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

MuSK Antibody Test

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

MuSK Antibody Test

EPIC Order Name

Muscle Specific Kinase (MuSK) Antibody

Clinical Info

- Detection of antibodies to muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) (titer test).

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold top tube or Red Top Tube
Specimen: 2 mL serum (0.5 mL min)
Reject: Hemolyzed or Lipemic specimens

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

3 Days Room Temperature
42 Days Refrigerated
365 Days Frozen

Methodology

Radioimmunassay (RIA)

Days Performed

TAT: 5-8 Days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics
Testing performed at Athena Diagnostics

CPT

83519

PDM

5915100

Result Interpretation

Technical Result	<1:10 titer
Interpretation	Negative

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