Platelet Antibody Profile, Ref Lab
Alternate Names
117150 LC, Antiplatelet, Circulating Platelet Antibodies, Indirect Platelet Antibodies, Platelet Antibodies Qualitative
SoftLab Order Code
PLTAP
Epic Order Name
Platelet Antibody Profile, Ref Lab LC 117150
Epic Order ID
LAB3685
Tests Included
Antibodies to HLA class I antigens and platelet-specific glycoproteins IIb/IIIa, Ib/IX, Ia/IIa, and GP-IV.
Laboratory
Reference Lab
Sample Type
Serum
Collection Container
SST (Gold Top Serum Separator Tube)
Alternative Collection Container
Red (No gel tube)
RST (Orange Rapid Serum Tube)
Red/Black Speckled top (Serum tube)
Collecting Volume
1 mL
Minimum Collecting Volume
1 mL
Storage or Stability
Frozen
Causes for Rejection
Hemolysis; serum not separated from cells
Instructions
If a newborn child has a significantly low platelet count and the physician suspects neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia purpura (NAIT), a serum platelet antibody test should be ordered on both the mother and the child (patient).