Ordering Recommendation

Consider ordering for individuals with paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis, chorea, cerebellar degeneration, optic neuritis, and peripheral neuropathy. May aid in diagnosis of occult or recurrent tumor.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Serum separator tube (SST) or plain red

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.25 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyzed, contaminated, or severely lipemic specimens

Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Cell-Based Indirect Fluorescent Antibody

Performed

Thu

Reported

1-8 days

Reference Interval

Test Number
Components
Reference Interval
  CV2 Ab IgG CBA-IFA Screen, Serum Less than 1:100

Interpretive Data

CV2 antibodies aid in discriminating between chronic paraneoplastic neurological disorder (PND) and other inflammatory disorders of the nervous system. Anti-CV2 is associated with small-cell lung cancer and thymoma. A negative test result does not rule out a diagnosis of autoimmune neurologic disease. Results should be interpreted in correlation with the patient's clinical history and other laboratory findings.

This indirect fluorescent antibody assay utilizes CV2 transfected cell lines for the detection and semiquantification of the CV2 IgG antibody.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

If CV2 Antibody IgG Screen by IFA is positive, then CV2 Antibody IgG Titer by IFA will be added. Additional charges apply.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

86255; if reflexed, add 86256

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2013959 CV2 Ab IgG CBA-IFA Screen, Serum 72504-4
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Aliases

  • Cerebellar degeneration
  • Chorea
  • Collapsin response-mediator protein 5
  • Cranial neuropathy
  • CRMP5
  • CV2
  • Myelopathy
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Vision loss
CV2 Antibody, IgG by CBA-IFA With Reflex to Titer, Serum