The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody
Order Code: GAD
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Adult Preferred Minimum: 1.0 mL
Adult Absolute Minimum: 0.2 mL
Pediatric Minimum: 0.15 mL


Rejection Criteria:


EDTA plasma is not acceptable.


Analytic Time:


4 working days


Reference Range:


0.00-1.45 U/mL


Methodology:


Immunoradiometric Assay


CPT Code:


83519




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Updated: 07/16/2008

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