Donath Landsteiner

Alphabetical Test listing

Donath Landsteiner-994

Test name:

Donath Landsteiner

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Useful for:

Identify the rarest form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH), caused by a biphasic autohemolysin (autoanti-P [GLOB1])

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube - 5 mL

Volume:

3.0 mL

Minimum volume:

2.0 mL

Processing instructions:

Maintain specimen at 37°C until separated from cells

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

Transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (strict) - 1 week

Ambient - NO

Frozen - NO

Reason for rejection:

Separator or Gel-barrier tube

Performing lab:

ARUP Laboratories Inc (0013039) via LabCorp (845135): R-NX

Days set up:

Mo - Fr

TAT:

2 - 4 days

Method:

Hemolysis

Reference ranges:

An interpretive report will be provided

Cautions:

Other red blood cell antibodies may interfere with testing, resulting in inconclusive results.

CPT codes:

86941

LOINC code:

Result 18287-3

Date created:

05/30/2019

Revised date:

12/18/2023

Review date:

12/18/2023