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Test Code INAB Insulin Antibodies, Serum


Specimen Required


Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Red top

Acceptable: Serum gel

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1.5 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Children's Mercy Hospital Note:

CMH COLLECTION: 3 mL in red gel vacutainer

Specimen Minimum Volume

1 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Useful For

Predicting the future development of type 1 diabetes in asymptomatic children, adolescents, and young adults, when used in conjunction with family history, human leukocyte antigen-typing, and other autoantibodies, including glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65) and islet cell antigen 2 (IA-2) antibodies

 

Differential diagnosis of type 1 versus type 2 diabetes

 

Evaluating diabetics with insulin resistance in patients with established diabetes (type 1 or type 2)

 

Investigation of hypoglycemia in nondiabetic subjects

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus Reject

Day(s) Performed

Sunday, Wednesday

Report Available

3 to 9 days

Reporting Name

Insulin Abs, S

Reference Values

≤0.02 nmol/L

Reference values apply to all ages.

Method Name

Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

86337