Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Submit
- 1.5 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid repeated freeze and thaw cycles.
- Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
- If F-Actin IgG by ELISA is 20 Units or greater, then Smooth Muscle Antibody IgG by IFA Titer will be added. Additional charges apply.
Positive ANAs will reflex and report patterns and endpoint titers at no additional charge.
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Heat inactivated
- Contaminated.
Grossly Icteric.
Inclusion of fibrin clot.
Non serum.
Stability
Ambient: 48 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Semi-Quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-9 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 83516
- 86376
- 86039
- 86381
- 86015
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 91529 - MITOCHONDRIAL M2
- 91528 - LKM-1 AB, IgG
- 91527 - F-ACTIN AB, IgG
- 91751 - ANA, HEp-2, IgG
- 91752 - ANA INTERP
- 91531 - SOLUBLE LIVER, IgG
Last Updated: March 20, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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