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Test Name:
Insulin Antibody

• SBMF No:
  44387
• Performance Lab Name:
  ARUP Laboratories
• Test Mnemonic:
  INSUL AB
• ABN:
  Not required
• CPT Code:
  86337
• LOINC Code:
  8074-7
• Ref Lab Test No:
  0099228
• Also Known As:
  Anti-Insulin
  Human Insulin Antibodies
  Insulin Antibodies, Human
• Spec Type:
  Serum
• Spec Container:
  Gold top (SST) or Red top (serum) tube
• Pref Vol:
  0.5 mL
• Min Vol:
  0.1 mL
• Fasting:
  No
• Spec Collect:
  Routine venipuncture
• Spec Process:
  Clot 30 minutes
  Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
  Immediately transfer serum to separate plastic tube and freeze
• Spec Store Transport:
  Frozen
• Spec Stability:
  After separation from cells:
  24 hours room temperature (20-30°C)
  1 week refrigerated (2-8°C)
  2 months frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles
• Spec Reject:
  Plasma
  Hemolyzed or lipemic specimen
• Methodology:
  Quantitative Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
• Clinical Significance:
  Refer to:
  
• Reference Range:
  

  Negative = 0.4 Kronus units/mL or less
  Positive = 0.5 Kronus units/mL or greater

  Interpretive Data:
  This assay quantitatively measures human serum autoantibodies to endogenous insulin or antibodies to exogenous insulin.

  Note:
  Kronus units are arbitrary units. Kronus units = U/mL

• Day Run:
  Tue, Wed, Fri
• Time Reported:
  3-6 days
• Test Type:
  IMMUNOLOGY