ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY PANEL
Name: ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY PANEL
Mnemonic: ANTIPHOS
Container: PLASTIC SCREW-CAP VIAL
Handling: 1 ML PLASMA COLLECTED IN A 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE (LIGHT
BLUE-TOP) TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS:
PLASMA: CENTRIFUGE LIGHT BLUE-TOP TUBE 15 MINUTES AT
APPROXIMATELY 1500 G WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. USING
A PLASTIC PIPETTE, REMOVE PLASMA, TAKING CARE TO AVOID
THE WBC/PLATELET BUFFY LAYER AND PLACE INTO A PLASTIC VIAL.
CENTRIFUGE A SECOND TIME AND TRANSFER PLATELET-POOR PLASMA
INTO A NEW PLASTIC VIAL. PLASMA MUST BE FREE OF PLATELETS
(<10,000/MCL).
SERUM: CENTRIFUGE RED TOP TUBE 15 MINUTES AT APPROXIMATELY
1500 G WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF COLLECTION., 0.5 ML, ROOM TEMPERATURE Refrigerated: 7 days, Frozen: 28 days
Component: B2 GLYCOPROTEIN 1: IGG, IGA, IGM, PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE: IGG, IGA, IGM, CARDIOLIPIN: IGG, IGA, IGM
Methodology: ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY (EIA)
Referred Lab: Quest
CPT: 86146;86147;86148
Department: Send-Out
Performed: Monday, Wednesday