Test ID: ZG412
CPT code:
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Red or SST
Frequency: 6 days
Instructions: 3 mL Serum from Red or SST, Refrigerated. Min 2 mL
Text: Confirming the autoimmune basis of a defect in neuromuscular transmission (eg, myasthenia gravis [MG], Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome [LEMS]). Distinguishing LEMS from autoimmune forms of MG and providing a quantitative autoantibody baseline for future comparisons in monitoring a patient’s clinical course and response to immunomodulatory treatment
Methodology: ARBI, CCPQ, MUSK: Radioimmunoassay (RIA) ACMFS: Flow Cytometry