GANGLIOSIDE ASIALO-GM1 AUTOABS
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
  | A9224 |
MGH LIS Test No |
  | 9224 |
Schedule |
  | Tuesday and Friday |
Testing Time |
  | 1 to 4 Days |
Testing Lab |
  | Specialty Labs, Inc. |
QORR Test Code |
  | A9224 |
Type |
  | Serum |
Volume |
  | 1 ml (0.5 mL minimum) Serum |
Temperature |
  | Frozen |
Preservative |
  |   |
Collection Info |
  |   |
Clinical Utilities
Used to aid in the diagnosis of motor/sensory neuropathy. Asialo-GM1
autoantibodies, in the absence of correspondingly high concentrations
of GM1 autoantibodies, identify a subset of patients with motor neuron disease
exhibiting proximal muscle weakness in the early stages.
CPT Codes
83520
Reference Range
<25 %
Component Information
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