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Test Id : PCAB

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Parietal Cell Antibodies, IgG, Serum

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Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Evaluating patients suspected of having pernicious anemia or autoimmune-mediated deficiency of vitamin B12 with or without megaloblastic anemia

Method Name
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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Parietal Cell Ab, IgG, S

Aliases
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Gastric Parietal Cell

Specimen Type
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Serum

Specimen Required
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Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.

Specimen Minimum Volume
Defines the amount of sample necessary to provide a clinically relevant result as determined by the testing laboratory. The minimum volume is sufficient for one attempt at testing.

0.4 mL

Reject Due To
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Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus OK
Heat-treated specimen Reject

Specimen Stability Information
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Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 21 days
Frozen 21 days

Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Evaluating patients suspected of having pernicious anemia or autoimmune-mediated deficiency of vitamin B12 with or without megaloblastic anemia

Clinical Information
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Pernicious anemia (PA) is a common form of cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency anemia.(1) The disorder is characterized by abnormally large (megaloblastic) red blood cells and atrophic body gastritis (ABG) resulting from autoimmune-mediated destruction of parietal cells that line the stomach wall. The destruction of parietal cells leads to impaired production of intrinsic factor (IF) required for the absorption of vitamin B12. PA is frequently associated with other autoimmune conditions, such as autoimmune thyroid disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and vitiligo.(2-5) Diagnosis of PA relies on histologically proven ABG, peripheral blood examination showing megaloblastic anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, parietal cell antibodies (PCA) with or without intrinsic factor antibodies (IFA), and elevated serum gastrin from loss of acid secretion.(2-4) PCA bind to the alpha- and beta-subunits of the membrane-bound H(+)/K(+)-ATPase while IFA bind directly to intrinsic factor, blocking its ability to bind vitamin B12.(1,4) Both PCA and IFA are useful diagnostic tests for PA, however, compared to PCA, IFA are more specific and lack diagnostic sensitivity.(2,4,5)

Reference Values
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Negative: < or =20.0 Units

Equivocal: 20.1-24.9 Units

Positive: > or =25.0 Units 

Reference values apply to all ages.

Interpretation
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A positive result indicates the presence of IgG antibodies to H(+)/K(+) ATPase and maybe suggestive of pernicious anemia (PA) or a related autoimmune disease.

 

A negative result indicates no detectable IgG antibodies to H(+)/K(+) ATPase; it does not rule out PA.

 

An equivocal result is inconclusive for the presence of IgG antibodies to H(+)/K(+)ATPase. Consider re-testing in 4-6 weeks if clinical suspicion for PA is high.

Cautions
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The presence of immune complexes or other immunoglobulin aggregates in the patient specimen may cause an increased nonspecific binding and produce false-positive results in this assay.

 

A negative result does not rule out the presence of parietal cell antibodies; the concentration of antibody may be below the detection limit of the assay.

 

A positive result only indicates the presence of antibody to H(+)/K(+) ATPase and does not necessarily indicate the presence of autoimmune disease or other diseases.

 

The assay performance has not been established for pediatric patients.

 

Results of this assay should be used in conjunction with clinical findings and other serological tests.

 

The assay performance characteristics have not been established for matrices other than serum.

Clinical Reference
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1. Toh BH, Van Driel IR, Gleeson PA. Pernicious anemia. N Eng J Med. 1997;337(20):1441-1448

2. Bizzaro N, Antico A. Diagnosis and classification of pernicious anemia. Autoimmun Rev. 2014;13(4-5):565-568

3. Toh BH: Pathophysiology and laboratory diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Immunol Res. 2017;65(1):326-330

4. Lenti MV, Rugge M, Lahner E, et al. Autoimmune gastritis. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2020;6(1):56

5. Oo TH: Diagnostic difficulties in pernicious anemia. Discov Med. 2019;28(155):247-253

Method Description
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Purified H(+)/K(+) ATPase antigen, isolated from pig gastric mucosa, is bound to the wells of a polystyrene microwell plate under conditions that will preserve the antigen in its native state. Prediluted controls and diluted patient sera are added to separate wells, allowing any H(+)/K(+) ATPase antibodies present to bind to the immobilized antigen. Unbound sample is washed away, and an enzyme-labeled antihuman IgG conjugate is added to each well. A second incubation allows the enzyme-labeled antihuman IgG to bind to any patient antibodies, which have become attached to the microwells. After washing away any unbound enzyme-labeled antihuman IgG, the remaining enzyme activity is measured by adding a chromogenic substrate and measuring the intensity of the color that develops. The assay is evaluated spectrophotometrically by measuring and comparing the color intensity that develops in the patient wells with the color in the control wells.(Package insert: QUANTA Lite GPA. INOVA Diagnostics, Inc; Revision 6, 09/2019)

PDF Report
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No

Day(s) Performed
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Tuesday, Friday

Report Available
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2 to 4 days

Specimen Retention Time
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14 days

Performing Laboratory Location
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Rochester

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Test Classification
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This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

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

83516

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
PCAB Parietal Cell Ab, IgG, S 40960-7
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.
PCAB Parietal Cell Ab, IgG, S 40960-7

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