Centralized Core Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories :
Send Out
Specimen Type:
Blood and CSF
Tube Type:
Red top (no anticoagulant) tube and CSF container
Collection Volume:
1.5 mL (minimum 1.0 mL) serum and 0.5 mL (minimum 0.4 mL) CSF
Availability:
Sent to reference lab
Methodology:
Isoelectric Focusing (IEF) with IgG Immunoblot Detection
Special Instructions:
Label specimen as serum.
Label specimen as spinal fluid.
Spinal fluid must be obtained within 1 week of serum draw.
Additional Info:
Reference range available on patient report
Test ID/Workstation :
OLIGA
Specimen Type:
Blood and CSF
Tube Type:
Red top (no anticoagulant) tube and CSF container
Collection Volume:
1.5 mL (minimum 1.0 mL) serum and 0.5 mL (minimum 0.4 mL) CSF
Availability:
Sent to reference lab
Methodology:
Isoelectric Focusing (IEF) with IgG Immunoblot Detection
Special Instructions:
Label specimen as serum.
Label specimen as spinal fluid.
Spinal fluid must be obtained within 1 week of serum draw.
Additional Info:
Reference range available on patient report