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Anti-Nuclear Antibody

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Also Acceptable:
  • One Red Top

Submit

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

Special Handling

  • Separate from cells ASAP

Stability

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

Methodology

  • Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-4 Day(s)
Positive Results will be titered and reported next day.

CPT Codes

  • 86038

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

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

Components

  • 2312 - ANA TITER
  • 2301 - ANA PATTERN
Last Updated: September 16, 2024 @ 9:13 am

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