Test Overview
Test Methodology

ELISA

Test Usage

The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a disorder of recurrent vascular thrombosis associated with persistently positive anticardiolipin (aCL) or lupus anticoagulant tests. In patients with APS, anticardiolipin antibodies bind a variety of charged phospholipids, including phosphatidylethanolamine, as well as they do cardiolipin. Lupus patients also have high titers of autoantibodies to various phospholipids, including phosphatidylethanolamine.

Reference Range *

IgG <12 U/mL; IgM <12 U/mL; IgA <12 U/mL

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Test Details
Days Set Up
Wednesday
Analytic Time

5 - 13 days

Soft Order Code
MMLR
Synonyms
  • Anti-Phosphatidylethanolamine Panel
  • Antiphosphatidyl Ethanolamine Antibody
Laboratory
Sendout
Reference Laboratory
Mayo FPHET (91322) (Cambridge Biomedical)
Section
Special Testing
Specimen Requirements
Collection Instructions

Collect specimen in a red top (preferred) or SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and freeze.

Normal Volume
3 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL serum
Storage Temperature
Frozen preferred, refrigerated acceptable
Rejection Criteria
SST tube not acceptable.
Additional Information

Test sent to Mayo Clinic Laboratories; performed by Cambridge Biomedical.

Billing
CPT Code
83520 x3