ISLCG – “Islet Cell IgG Cyto Autoabs”

Update to specimen requirements, rejection criteria, stability, methodology, and turnaround time.

Minimum Volume: 0.50 mL

Rejection Criteria: Plasma, CSF, Contaminated, hemolyzed, or severely lipemic specimens.

Stability: Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 month 

Methodology: Semi-quantitative Cell-Base Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) 

Turnaround Time: 3 – 5 days