Anti-Nuclear Antibody

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
  • Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
  • Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria

  • Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
  • Heat inactivated
  • Lipemic Samples
  • Microbially Contaminated
  • Particulate matter

Stability

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Indirect Immunofluorescense Assay

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-4 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 86038

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

The Anti-Nuclear Antibody test was performed by the indirect immunofluorescence technique (IFA) using the Hep-2 substrate slides and the Anti-Human IgG conjugate, fluorescein labeled.

Components

  • 2867 - ANA HEP2 TITER
  • 2869 - ANA HEP2 PATTERN
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