GANGLIOSIDE ASIALO-GM1 AUTOABS
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  ASGM1

MGH LIS Test No

  9224

Schedule

  Tuesday and Friday

Testing Time

  1 to 4 Days

Testing Lab

  Quest Valencia

QORR Test Code

  A9224

Specimen Info

Type

  Serum  

Volume

  1 ml (0.5 mL minimum) Serum

Temperature

  Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

   
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
EIA

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

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range
<25 %

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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