Test Detail

Myelin Basic Protein (MBP), Cerebrospinal Fluid

Test Code:

123377

Performing Lab: LABCORP BURLINGTON

CPT Code:

83873

Order Information
Results

Specimen Container	Plastic transport tube
Specimen Type	Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Volume	1 mL
Minimum Volume	0.8 mL; when oligoclonal banding is ordered along with myelin basic protein, the minimum volume of CSF is 0.9 mL.
Temperature	Room temperature
Specimen Handling	Centrifuge CSF at 1500xg for 20 minutes and place the supernatant in a separate tube. Ensure that residual fibrin and cellular matter have been removed prior to transport.
Methodology	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Stability	Room Temperature: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 14 days
Unacceptable Conditions	Lipemic, hemolyzed, or icteric specimen; CSF should be free from contamination with blood. Hemolysis is associated with falsely-elevated levels of MBP.
Days Set-Up	M,W,F
Shift Performed	2
TAT From Set-Up	4 - 7 Days

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
123378	Myelin Basic Protein, CSF	2638-5