Test directory: MS Panel 2, Complete

Ordering Code 83
Test Name MS Panel 2, Complete
Preferred Specimen Serum and Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Preferred Container SST (Gold) and Cerebral Spinal Fluid Kit Tubes
Optimum Volume 4 mL Serum and 3 mL CSF
Collection Instructions Draw 2 SSTs and obtain 3 mL of CSF
Collection date and time must be the same for both specimens. CSF must be crystalline clear.
Handling Instructions If CSF is bloody, then centrifuge & aliquot prior to freezing
Serum: Separate and freeze IMMEDIATELY.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability Ambient: 8 Hours
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Frozen: 21 Days
Rejection Criteria Ambient, Hemolyzed, Xanthrochromia
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time 10 Days
Methodology Isoelectric Focusing (IEF), Nephelometry,
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of June 13, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Oligoclonal Bands, CSF ALL See report.
Myelin Basic Protein ALL See report.
Synthesis Rate IgG, CSF ALL See report.
IgG Index, CSF ALL See report.
Albumin, CSF ALL See report.
IgG, CSF ALL See report.
IgG, Serum ALL See report.
Albumin, Serum ALL See report.