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

IgG, Anti-IgA Antibodies
Order Code: ANTIA
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:


1.0 mL serum in a red top tube


Delivery Instructions:


Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.


Analytic Time:


within 10 days


Reference Range:


Negative:  <100 U
Equivocal: 100-200 U
Positive: >200 U
Reference values apply to all ages.


Comments:


If testing is due to a transfusion reaction, the specimen should be 
collected approximately a minimum of 10 days after the reaction. 
Testing performed on serum collected immediately after a reaction may 
be falsely negative. Transfused IgA may deplete anti-IgA antibodies.


Methodology:


Fluorescent Microsphere Immunoassay


CPT Code:


83520


 


See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery




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Updated: 05/16/2007

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