Collagen type II antibody-994
Test info
Collagen type II antibody
994
LAB994
MSO
Type II collagen antibody
Collagen II antibody, IgG
Collagen II antibody, IgG
- Collagen II antibodies occur in 22% of patients with sensory neural hearing loss, 30% of patients with sudden deafness and 67% of patients with Meniere’s disease
- Collagen II antibodies also occur in patients with relapsing polychondritis and in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Specimen
Serum
5 mL
0.5 mL
Immediately 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
- Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
- 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) - 5 days
Refrigerated - 5 days
Frozen - 1 year
- Grossly hemolyzed specimens
- Lipemic or icteric specimens
Performance
Beutner Labs (064) via LabCorp (832125): R-NX
5 days
Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Clinical and Interpretive info
Negative: < 20 EU/mL
Billing
83520
Result 13879-2
Tracking
05/31/2019
12/29/2023
12/20/2023