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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Red Top
Volume: 6.0mL
Minimum Volume: 0.5mL serum
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes and centrifuge within 2 hours
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
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Specimen Type: |
Serum |
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Ambient: |
1 day |
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Refrigerate: |
2 weeks |
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Frozen: |
3 months |
Reference Interval
No antibody detected: < 10 IU/mL
Antibody detected: ≥ 10 IU/mL
Days and Times Performed
Alternate Fridays, TAT 2-15 days
Methodology
Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Service Code
0031207
Update
Last updated 26/02/2022
Unacceptable Condition
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Haemolysis: |
Gross reject |
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| Icterus: | NA |
| Lipaemic: | NA |
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Others: |
NA |
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Autoantibodies to pancreatic beta cell antigens are important serological markers of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Alias
Anti-GAD Antibodies, Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Ab,Glutamate Decarboxylase Antibodies (GAD65), Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD)