ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0080515: Myelin Basic Protein |
| Test Mnemonic: MBP | |
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Methodology: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Performed: Mon, Wed, Fri Reported: 1-4 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: CSF.
Transport: 1 mL CSF, frozen. (Min: 0.4 mL) Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.3 mL CSF, frozen. Remarks: Avoid hemolysis. Stability: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 3 months |
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| Reference Interval: |
| 0.07-4.10 ng/mL |
| Interpretive Data: | |
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Please refer to Statement D in the Compliance Statements section in the front of the Laboratory Test Directory. |
| Note: | |
| Hemolysis is associated with falsely-elevated levels of MBP in the cerebrospinal fluid. CSF should be free from contamination with blood, if possible. If all available CSF is bloody, centrifuge the sample and separate supernatant from cells prior to freezing the sample. |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 83873 |