MYOCARDIAL ANTIBODIES, IgG with Reflex to Titer
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a SST. Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection and send 1.0 mL serum (0.5 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. Positive results will be titered to endpoint. |
Alternate Specimen
| Serum: Red-top |
Rejection Criteria
| Severely hemolyzed or lipemic specimens, plasma |
Methodology
| Semi-quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 2 days; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 1 year |
Reference Range
| <1:20 No antibody detected. |
Performed
| Monday-Friday |
| 3-5 days | |||||
| MYOCA | |||||
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