Collagen type II antibody

Alphabetical Test listing

Collagen type II antibody-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Type II collagen antibody
Collagen II antibody, IgG

Useful for:

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 type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

5 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

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

Transport container:

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

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Alternate processing instructions:

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 and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 5 days

Refrigerated - 5 days

Frozen - 1 year

Reason for rejection:

Grossly hemolyzed specimens
Lipemic or icteric specimens

Performing lab:

Beutner Labs (064) via LabCorp (832125): R-NX

TAT:

5 days

Method:

Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Reference ranges:

Negative: < 20 EU/mL

CPT codes:

83520

LOINC code:

Result 13879-2

Date created:

05/31/2019

Revised date:

12/29/2023

Review date:

12/20/2023