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ADAMTS13 Activity Assay, Plasma

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Useful For
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Assisting with the diagnosis and monitoring of congenital, immune, or acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Method Name
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Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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ADAMTS13 Activity Assay, P

Aliases
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Metalloprotease

Microangiopathy

Protease Activity Inhibitor for TTP

Thrombotic Microangiopathy

von Willebrand Factor Cleaving Protease

VWF protease activity and inhibitor

TTP

ADAMTS-13

ADM13

ADAMTS13

microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

MAHA

cTTP

iTTP

aTTP

Specimen Type
Describes the specimen type validated for testing

Plasma Na Cit

Ordering Guidance

Consider ordering in patients with known diagnosis of congenital, immune, or acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Specimen Required
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Patient Preparation: Fasting preferred

Collection Container/Tube: Light-blue top (3.2% sodium citrate)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vials

Specimen Volume: 2 mL in 2 plastic vials each containing 1 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Specimen must be collected prior to replacement therapy.

2. For complete instructions, see Coagulation Guidelines for Specimen Handling and Processing.

3. Centrifuge, transfer all plasma into a plastic vial, and centrifuge plasma again.

4. Aliquot plasma (1 mL per aliquot) into 2 separate plastic vials, leaving 0.25 mL in the bottom of centrifuged vial.

5. Freeze plasma immediately (no longer than 4 hours after collection) at -20 degrees C or, ideally, below -40 degrees C.

Specimen Stability Information: Frozen 2 years

Additional Information:

1. Double-centrifuged specimen is critical for accurate results as platelet contamination may cause spurious results.

2. Each coagulation assay requested should have its own vial.

Special Instructions
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Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send one of the following with the specimen:

-Renal Diagnostics Test Request (T830)

-Coagulation Test Request (T753)

Specimen Minimum Volume
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2 mL

Reject Due To
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  All specimens will be evaluated at Mayo Clinic Laboratories for test suitability.

Specimen Stability Information
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Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Plasma Na Cit Frozen

Useful For
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Assisting with the diagnosis and monitoring of congenital, immune, or acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Clinical Information
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a rare (estimated incidence of 3.7 cases per million) and potentially fatal thrombotic microangiopathy syndrome, is characterized by a pentad of symptoms: thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (intravascular hemolysis and presence of peripheral blood schistocytes), neurological symptoms, fever, and kidney dysfunction. A large majority of patients initially present with thrombocytopenia and peripheral blood evidence of microangiopathy and, in the absence of any other potential explanation for such findings, satisfy criteria for early initiation of plasma exchange, which is critical for patient survival. TTP may rarely be congenital (Upshaw-Shulman syndrome) but, far more commonly, is acquired. Acquired TTP may be considered primary or idiopathic (the most frequent type) or associated with distinctive clinical conditions (secondary TTP) such as medications, hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation, sepsis, and malignancy.

 

The isolation and characterization of an IgG autoantibody frequently found in patients with idiopathic TTP clarified the basis of this entity and led to the isolation and characterization of a metalloprotease called ADAMTS-13 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motif 13 repeats), which is the target for the IgG autoantibody, leading to a functional deficiency of ADAMTS-13. ADAMTS-13 cleaves the ultra-high-molecular-weight multimers of von Willebrand factor (VWF) at the peptide bond Tyr1605-Met1606 to disrupt VWF-induced platelet aggregation. The IgG antibody prevents this cleavage and leads to TTP. Although the diagnosis of TTP may be confirmed with ADAMTS-13 activity and inhibition studies, the decision to initiate plasma exchange should not be delayed pending results of this assay.

 

ADAMTS13 activity results can have an impact on overall survival, ultimate clinical outcome, responsiveness to plasma exchange, and relapse are still controversial in recent literature. Therefore, clinical correlation is essential.

Reference Values
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> or =70%

Although not verified, the pediatric (<1 years old) reference range could be similar to or lower than that of adults.

Interpretation
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Less than 10% ADAMTS-13 activity is highly indicative of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in an appropriate clinical setting.

Cautions
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This ADAMTS-13 activity assay is an in vitro assay using a synthetic substrate peptide in a static liquid environment. The measured ADAMTS-13 activity may not reflect the true in vivo biological ADAMTS-13 activity.

 

Not all patients with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) have a severe ADAMTS-13 deficiency. Conversely, patients with other non-TTP conditions may have a severe ADAMTS-13 deficiency (< or =10%). These conditions include hemolytic uremic syndrome, hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation, liver disease, disseminated intravascular coagulation, sepsis, pregnancy, and certain medication. Therefore, TTP remains a clinical diagnosis.

 

Interferences of the ADAMTS-13 activity assay include high levels of endogenous von Willebrand factor, hyperlipidemia, hyperbilirubinemia (bilirubin concentration >30 mg/dL), and cleavage by other proteases.

 

Samples collected in EDTA instead of 3.2% sodium citrate will result in artificially reduced ADAMTS-13 activity.

 

Recent plasma exchange or plasma transfusion may falsely normalize ADAMTS-13 levels, thus potentially masking the diagnosis of TTP.

 

The impact of ADAMTS-13 levels and presence of inhibitors on overall survival, ultimate clinical outcome, responsiveness to plasma exchange, and relapse are still controversial. Therefore, clinical correlation is recommended.

Clinical Reference
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1. Sadler JE. Von Willebrand factor, ADAMTS13, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 2008;112(1):11-18. doi.org/10.1182/blood-2008-02-078170

2. George JN. How I treat patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: 2010. Blood. 2010;116(20):4060-4069. doi:10.1182/blood-2010-07-271445

3. Upshaw JD: Congenital deficiency of a factor in normal plasma that reverses microangiopathic hemolysis and thrombocytopenia. N Engl J Med. 1978;298(24):1350-1352. doi:10.1056/NEJM197806152982407

4. Chiasakul T, Cuker A. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of TTP: an integrated approach. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2018;2018(1):530-538. doi:10.1182/asheducation-2018.1.530

5. Mackie I, Mancini I, Muia J, et al. International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH) recommendations for laboratory measurement of ADAMTS13. Int J Lab Hematol. 2020;42(6):685-696. doi:10.1111/ijlh.13295

Method Description
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The ADAMTS-13 activity is measured by a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based assay using a synthetic fragment of von Willebrand factor as substrate. Cleavage of this small fragment by the ADAMTS-13 protease generates fluorescence that is directly proportionate to the quantification of ADAMTS-13 activity. (Package insert: ATS-13 ADAMTS13 Activity Assay 2.0. Immucor; 08/2023)

PDF Report
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No

Day(s) Performed
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Monday through Friday, Sunday

Report Available
The interval of time (receipt of sample at Mayo Clinic Laboratories to results available) taking into account standard setup days and weekends. The first day is the time that it typically takes for a result to be available. The last day is the time it might take, accounting for any necessary repeated testing.

1 to 3 days

Specimen Retention Time
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7 days

Performing Laboratory Location
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Rochester

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This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information
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CPT codes are provided by the performing laboratory.

85397

LOINC® Information
Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the order and results codes of this test. LOINC values are provided by the performing laboratory.

Test Id Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
ADAMS ADAMTS13 Activity Assay, P 53622-7
Result Id Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
620816 ADAMTS13 Activity 53622-7
620819 Interpretation 69049-5

Test Setup Resources

Setup Files
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Excel | Pdf

Sample Reports
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Normal Reports | Abnormal Reports

SI Sample Reports
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SI Normal Reports | SI Abnormal Reports

Test Update Resources

Change Type Effective Date
New Test 2024-05-23