Additional Information:
EPIC Test Name: CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY
EPIC order code: LAB4799
CPT Code(s):
86147 x 2
Collection Procedure:
Collect specimen in light blue top sodium citrate tube. Store refrigerated. Transport to lab.
Specimen Requirements:
Specimen Type: Plasma (preferred) or Serum
Container/Tube: Sodium Citrate (Light Blue Top) or SST
Sample Volume: 1 mL
Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL (Repeat testing is not possible with this specimen volume.)
Storage:Refrigerate
Stability (collection to time of analysis/testing):
- Refrigerated: 48 hours
- Frozen: 1 year
Use:
Vascular Thrombosis: One or more clinical episodes of arterial, venous or small-vessel thrombosis in any tissue or organ
- One or more unexplained deaths of a morphologically normal fetus at or beyond the tenth week of gestation, with normal fetal morphology documented by ultrasound
- One or more premature births of a morphologically normal neonate before the 34th week of gestation because of (a) eclampsia or severe preeclampsia divined according to standard definitions or (b) recognized features of placental insufficiency
- Three or more unexplained consecutive spontaneous abortions before the tenth week of gestation, with maternal anatomic or hormonal abnormalities and paternal and maternal chromosomal causes excluded
Methodology:
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Reported:
1-7 Business Days
Reference Values:
- Normal:
- IgG < 15 GPL U/mL
- IgM < 12.5 MPL U/mL
- Indeterminate:
- IgG = 15 – 20 GPL U/mL
- IgM = 12.5 – 20 MPL U/mL
- Positive:
- IgG > 20 GPL U/mL
- IgM > 20 MPL U/mL