TITIN Antibody,Serum TITIN

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

TITIN Anitbody,Serum

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Titin Antibody

EPIC Order Name

Titin Antibody

Clinical Info

Secondary diagnostic testing for myasthenia gravis when first-line diagnostic tests are negative. Screen for presence of thymoma in patients with myasthenia gravis.

Specimen Type

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL serum ( 0.5 mL min)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold top Tube or Red Top Tube
Specimen: 1 mL serum ( 0.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Specimen Preparation: Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

3 Days Room Temperature
7 Days Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Days Performed

TAT: 2-9 Days

Performing Laboratory

ARUP Laboratories

CPT

83516
LOINC Code: 100371-4

PDM

235566

Result Interpretation

Negative          0.00-0.45 IV

Indeterminate   0.46-0.71 IV

Positive               0.72 IV or greater

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