NARCOLEPSY ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN, BLOOD

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Reporting Title:  Narcolepsy Associated Ag, B

 

Test Performed At:

 

 

Mayo Medical Laboratories 28494

 

Specimen Required:

 

 

Draw 7.0 mL whole blood in a yellow top (ACD) (solution B) tube(s). Send whole blood at ambient temperature only.  Do NOT transfer blood to other containers.

 

 

This test and its performance characteristics determined by Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

 

Laboratory Notes:

 

 

DO NOT SPIN.   Do NOT transfer blood to other containers.  Send 7.0 mL (this is the minimum) whole blood at ambient temperature.

 

Reference Values:

 

 

Negative

 

 

Almost 100% of narcoleptics are positive; about 25% of normals are positive.

 

Day(s) Test Set Up:

 

 

Monday – Friday

 

Cut-Off Time:

 

 

8:00

 

Turn Around Time:

 

 

8-10 days

 

CPT Code:

 

 

83890

 

 

83894

 

 

83898

 

 

83912

 

Care Manager Order Name:

 

 

Miscellaneous Referral Test ONCE RTN

 

KIDDOS Order Name:

 

 

Miscellaneous Lab Test

 

Cerner Order Name:

 

 

Misc Ref SLC

 

 Last Updated 10/07