IA-2 Antibody
Label Mnemonic: IA2
Epic code: LAB3399
Downtime form: A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.35 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Plasma. Specimens submitted in frozen Serum Separator Tubes (SST). Grossly hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens.
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.
Testing Schedule:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Turn Around Time:
2-10 days upon receipt in reference laboratory
Reference Range:
0.0-7.4 Units/mL
Interpretive Data:
A value greater than or equal to 7.5 Units/mL is considered positive for IA-2 autoantibody.

This assay is intended for the quantitative determination of autoantibodies to Islet Antigen-2 (IA-2) in human serum. Results should be interpreted within the context of clinical symptoms.
Methodology:
Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
CPT Code:
86341
 
See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery