ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR BINDING ANTIBODIES

Specimen Required
1 SST Tube/1.0 mL serum (0.2 mL minimum).
Separate serum. Refrigerate.

Alternate Specimen
Plasma: EDTA or Heparin

Rejection Criteria
Room temperature samples

Methodology
Radioimmunoassay

Stability
Room Temperature: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 2 months

Reference Range
<0.25 nmol/L

Performed
Tuesday, Friday

Turnaround Time5-7 days
Test CodesACHRBIND
37-00050
CPT-4 Code (s)
83519

Warde
Medical
Laboratory