Antiparietal cell antibody-13337
Test info
Antiparietal cell antibody
13337
LAB13337
PCA
APCA
Gastric parietal cell antibodies
Gastric parietal cell antibodies
Titer
Detection of gastric parietal cell antibodies of the IgG class in human sera
Specimen
Serum
1.0 mL
0.3 mL
Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Gold serum separator (SST) tube
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
- Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
Ambient (preferred) - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days
Frozen - 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 3
- Hemolysis
- Lipemia
- Gross bacterial contamination
- Heat- treated specimen
- Specimen with preservative added
Performance
LabCorp Burlington (006486):R-LC
Mo, We, Th, Fr, Su
1 - 4 days
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Clinical and Interpretive info
Negative: 0.0 - 20.0
Equivocal: 20.1 - 24.9
Positive: > 24.9
Autoantibodies to gastric parietal cells are found in approximately 90% of patients with pernicious anemia and in about 30% of first degree relatives of patients with pernicious anemia. Increased levels of gastric parietal cells have been found in patients with thyroid disease, iron deficiency anemia, alopecia areata, and vitiligo.
Billing
83516
Result 8087-9
Tracking
03/27/2019
11/11/2019
12/26/2023