Glycine Receptor Alpha1 IgG, Cell Binding Assay, Serum-994

Test info

  
Glycine Receptor Alpha1 IgG, Cell Binding Assay, Serum
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Glycine
GlyR
alpha 1 subunit
GlyRa1
GLRA1
Glycine Alpha1 LCBA, S
  

Evaluating patients with suspected autoimmune stiff-person spectrum disorders (stiff-person syndrome, stiff-limb, stiff trunk or progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus [PERM]) using serum specimens.

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
1.0 mL
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin 
  3. Transfer the serum to a Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914), labelled as serum
  
  
  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin 
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

  

Refrigerated (preferred) - 28 days

Ambient - 72 hours

Frozen - 28 days

 

  
28 days
  

Gross hemolysis

Gross lipemia

Gross icterus

Performance

  
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (GLYCS): R-NX
  
Thu
  
10 days
  

Live Cell-Binding Assay (LCBA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative

  
Negative results do not exclude autoimmune stiff-person spectrum or cancer.

Billing

  
86255

Tracking

  
01/03/2023
  
01/04/2023