LOINC Code 84931-5: GABABR Ab IF Ql (S)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Gamma aminobutyrate B receptor Ab. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: IF

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• GABABR Ab [Presence] in Serum by Immunofluorescence
• Gamma aminobutyrate B receptor Ab
• Gamma aminobutyrate B receptor (GABABR) antibodies are detected and characterized based on immunofluorescence staining pattern on multiple neuronal, non-neuronal tissues, and transformed substrate cells.
• 4-aminobutanoic acid; 4-aminobutyrate; 4-aminobutyric acid; ABS; Aby; ACIF; Aminobutric; Aminobutyric; Amino-n-butyrate; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Anticomplement Immunofluorescence; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; FA; Fluorescent antibody; Fluoresent; GABA; GABABR; GABABR Ab; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Gamma amino-butyric acid; Gamma amino-n-butyrate; Gamma amino-n-butyric acid; IFA; Immune fluorescence; Immunoflour; Immunofluor; Immunofluorescence; Ordinal; Piperidic acid; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Rec; Recept; Receptors; Recp; Recptr; Screen; Serology; Serum; SR; Time Resolved Fluorescence; TRF

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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