Additional Information:
UFHPL Test #: 60105
CPT Code(s):
Collection Procedure:
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Specimen Requirements:
Collect blood in a 1- 5 mL serum separator tube. Centrifuge, separate and transfer the serum to a plastic vial. Ship specimens with a frozen cold pack for overnight delivery.
- Ambient: 24 hours
- Refrigerated: 24 hours
- Frozen: 1 year (Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.)
Use:
- Diagnosis of Autoimmune Gonadal Failure: The presence of ovarian, Leydig cell testicular and/or placental autoantibodies in women of reproductive age with gonadal failure or in men with gonadal failure indicates that the gonadal failure is of autoimmune origin.
- Prediction of Autoimmune Gonadal Failure: The detection of ovarian, Leydig cell testicular and/or placental autoantibodies in women of reproductive age or men places the subject at increased risk for the development of autoimmune gonadal failure.
Methodology:
Indirect immunofluorescence
Reported:
1 – 7 business days
Reference Values:
Interpretation Data:
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