Gastric Parietal Cell Antibody, IgG PCIGG
Method(s) | Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay | ||||||
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Specimen Required | |||||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. | ||||||
Transport | 0.5 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.25 mL) Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. |
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Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) | ||||||
Unacceptable Conditions | Urine or plasma. Severely lipemic, contaminated, heat-inactivated or grossly hemolyzed samples. |
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Schedule | Mon, Wed-Sat | ||||||
Billing Code | 5010574 | ||||||
CPTCode | 83516 | ||||||
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