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Test Code LAB5476 Double Stranded DNA (dsDNA) Antibody IgG by Multiplex Flow Immunoassay (MFI)

Additional Codes

SQ : DSDNBB

COLLECTION

Preferred Collection Container: 

SST (Serum Separator)

Red (No Additive)

 

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a serum separator or red top tube.

 

Sample Volume Requirements: 

Centrifuge and aliquot 0.25 mL into a plastic transport vial.  

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.15 mL of serum (approximately 0.3 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit).

 

Unacceptable Conditions: 

Hemolysis

STABILITY

Refrigerated Stability: 

7 days - Preferred

 

Frozen Stability: 

30 days

 

Ambient Stability: 

4 hours

PERFORMING LAB

Performed: 

Monday - Friday

 

Analytical Time: 

4 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Pathology Laboratory

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory

CPT Code

86225