1443 Autoimmune Panel

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

2 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
This test should be ordered if a suspected autoimmune condition exists.
If specimen is not tested within 24 hours of collection, freeze serum.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

See Individual Components

Methodology:

See Individual Components

Performed:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)
Positive Results will be titered and reported next day.
Positive Anti DNA is confirmed with Crithidae.

CPT Codes:

83520	86038
86140	86225
86255	86431
86160x2	86235x6

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2312 - ANA TITER	2301 - ANA PATTERN
2600 - dsDNA ANTIBODY	2366 - SMITH AB
2365 - RNP AB	2367 - SJOGRENS A AB
2368 - SJOGRENS B AB	2331 - CENTROMERE AB
2369 - SCLERODERMA AB	2337 - RHEUMATOID FACTOR
2320 - C-REACTIVE PROT	2356 - COMPLEMENT C3
2357 - COMPLEMENT C4	2393 - JO-1 AB
2399 - HISTONE AB