CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE FOR EACH AUTO-ANTIBODY.
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE RHEUMATIC DISEASES E.G. SLE, MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE (MCTD), SCLERODERMA, SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME, POLYMYOSITIS ETC. CAN BE DONE AS A FOLLOW-UP TEST FOR A POSITIVE ANA RESULT.