Result Test Name
B2 GLYCOPROT 1 IGA
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
123010817
Laboratory Test Name
QUEST BETA-2-GLYCOPROTEIN I ANTIBODY (IGA)
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
21108-6
Collection Container
Lt Blue Top-Citrate
Units
-
Collection Requirements
Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL plasma collected in a 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube Alternative Specimen(s) Serum Minimum Volume 0.5 mL Collection Instructions Plasma: Centrifuge light blue-top tube for 15 minutes at approximately 1500 g within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette remove plasma taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Plasma must be free of platelets (<10000/mcL).
Container Temp
Room Temperature (1)
Container Volume
.500
Test Info
Beta-2-Glycoprotein I Antibody (IgA) - Beta-2-Glycoprotein 1 apolipoprotein H is a cofactor in antiphospholipid antibody binding and is the critical antigen in the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Beta-2- Glycoprotein 1 antibody is more specific than cardiolipin antibody that may express reactivity in patients with syphilis and other infectious diseases.
Shipping Instructions
Transport Container Transport tube Transport Temperature Room temperature Specimen Stability Room temperature: 5 days Refrigerated: 14 days Frozen: 30 days Reject Criteria Gross hemolysis Grossly lipemic