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HelpTest Code MISC6ATHENA4683 Recombx® MaTa Autoantibody Test
Department
SEND OUTS
Reference Lab Test Number
4683
Collection Requirements
Please label each specimen tube with two forms of patient identification. These forms of identification must also appear on the requisition form.
Alternate Specimen: CSF collected in a sterile leak-proof container.
Refer To
Primary Collection Container
Red (No Gel)
Alternate Collection Container
Gold (SST)
Transport
Serum or CSF refrigerated
Preferred Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Processing
Serum must be separated from whole blood within 48 hours of collection.
Stability
Serum:
Ambient: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
CSF:
Ambient: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
Minimum Testing Volume
2 mL
Reference Range
Serum <1:100
CSF <1:1
Methodology
Automated Nanoliter Scale Immunoassay
Reported
4-6 days
CPT Codes
83520
Additional Information
Anti-Ma and anti-Ta antibodies can be detected in patients with a wide range of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes including acute or subacute onset of symptoms of limbic encephalitis, brainstem encephalitis, cerebellar degeneration, or polyneuropathy. This semi-quantitative assay may be useful in monitoring therapeutic responses in select cases.