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Test Catalog
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ADmark® Alzheimer's Evaluation |
#178 |
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| Type of Disorder: |
Dementia |
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| Typical Presentation: |
Dementia |
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| Indications for Testing: |
Dementia |
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| Disease(s) tested for: |
Alzheimer's disease |
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| Test Details |
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| Test Code: |
178 |
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| Profile includes: |
ADmark® ApoE Genotype Analysis & Interpretation (Symptomatic), ADmark® Phospho-Tau/Total-Tau/Ab42 CSF Analysis & Interpretation (Symptomatic)
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| Informed Consent Required: |
Yes |
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| Technical Information |
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| Utility: |
Detection of ApoE2, E3, E4 alleles and levels of Phosphorylated-Tau protein, Total-Tau protein, and Ab42 |
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| Methodology: |
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) |
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| Reference Value: |
Correlation of levels of markers of Phosphorylated-Tau, Total-Tau, and Ab42, Presence of ApoE2, E3, E4 alleles |
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| Patents: |
6,027,896, 5,508,167, 5,593,846, 5,843,779, 5,861,257 6,010,913 6,232,437, 6,114,133 |
| CPT Coding |
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The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding
is the sole responsibility of the billing party.
Please direct any questions regarding coding to
the payer being billed.
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| Stacked CPT Code(s): |
83520(3), 83891(1), 83892(1), 83894(1), 83898(1), 83912(1)
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| CPT 2013: |
81401(1), 83520(3) |
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| Shipping Considerations |
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| Please label each specimen tube with two forms of patient identification. These forms of identification must also appear on the requisition form. |
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| Preferred Specimen Requirements |
| Type: |
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and whole blood |
| Minimum Volume: |
2ml CSF and 10ml Blood |
| Collection Tube: |
Polypropylene Transfer Tube (glass and polystyrene not acceptable) and Lavender Top (EDTA) |
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| Storage Conditions: |
CSF - Refrigerate if necessary for a maximum of 24 hours, Blood-room temperature, avoid freezing |
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| Shipping Conditions: |
CSF - Refrigerated or frozen on dry ice, Buccal Swabs-in a collection packet |
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| Test Turnaround: |
7-14 days |
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