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Catalog ID VGCC P/Q-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel (VGCC) Antibody

Additional Codes

CPOE: Ref P/Q-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel (VGCC) Antibody

DOE: Ref VGCC Ab

Specimen

Gold SST tube, collect 2.0 mL blood

Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection

Serum, 1.0 mL (0.2 mL minimum), refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Plasma, CSF, hemolyzed speicmen, grossly lipemic specimen, insufficient quantity, specimen not centrifuged <2 hours from collection, specimen at room temperature >72 hours from collection

Interpretative Information

Detect antibodies for P/Q type voltage-gated calcium channels. Aid in the evaluation of muscle weakness in the context neuromuscular junction disorder with or without cancer, or the diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes.

Performing Lab

ARUP Laboratories

Turn-Around-Time

1-8 days

Reference Values

Negative 0.0 to 24.5 pmol/L
Indeterminate 24.6 to 45.6 pmol/L
Positive 45.7 pmol/L or greater