Heat Shock Protein 70 (68 kDa), IgG by Western blot, Serum

Heat Shock Protein 70 (68 kDa), IgG by Western blot

Order Code:	HSP
Epic Lab Code:	LAB7249
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527

Specimen:

Serum

Collection Medium:

Red top tube

Minimum:

Preferred Minimum: 0.5 mL serum Absolute Minimum: 0.2 mL serum Pediatric Minimum: 0.1 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens. Specimens with large clots present or bacterial growth. Specimens collected with anticoagulants or preservatives.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Analytic Time:

within 10 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Negative

Interpretive Data:

Western blot assay for HSP70 (68 kDa), IgG antibody may be utilized in predicting corticosteroid responsiveness in patients with idiopathic rapidly progressive sensorineural hearing loss. Indeterminate results should be repeated using a fresh specimen collected after 10-14 days. Other autoimmune diseases may also produce positive results.

Methodology:

Western Blot

CPT Code:

84182