Specimen Requirements

Title

PLATELET ANTIBODIES, INDIRECT (IgG, IgM, IgA)

Specimen Requirement

Collect SST, allow to clot for 30 minutes then promptly centrifuge. Send 2 mL serum in pour off tube or original collection tube, must be refrigerated.

Methodology

Flow Cytometry (FC)

Stability

Room temp: Unacceptable, Refrigerated: 21 days, Frozen: Unacceptable

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

2-5 days, Performed: Tuesday & Saturday

Clinical Use

Screen for the presence of circulating antibodies to platelets (not bound to the platelet surface), that may be associated with the destruction of platelets.

Test Code

PLTAP