Specimen Requirements

Title

Gastric Parietal Cell Antibody

Specimen Requirement

Collect SST/1.0 mL serum, after 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and send refrigerated.

Alternate sample:
Red top

Methodology

Enzyme Linked Immunoassay

Stability

Room temp: 8 hours, Refrigerated: 48 hours, Frozen: 14 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

1-7 days performed Friday

Clinical Use

Test Code

PCAB