Test Name
ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES (IGG & IGM)
Aliases
-
Abbreviations
ACA IGG & IGM, ACL IGG & IGM
Test Classification
GROUPED TEST
Department
SEROLOGY
Sub Department
AUTOIMMUNITY
TAT Category
ELAPSED (CONTINUOUS) TIME
Estimated TAT
7
TAT Units
DAYS
Test Requirements
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
N/A.
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
2ML.
Test components: IgG and IgM.
SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS
Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated
ANALYTE STABILITY
Room Temperature: 1 day at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 3 days at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 1 months at -20°C
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME (PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME). EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH UNEXPLAINED THROMBOSIS, RECURRENT MISCARRIAGES ETC.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
POSITIVE RESULTS MAY OCCUR IN OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS E.G. SLE, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, SJOGREN'S SYNDROME & IN THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED THROMBOTIC RISK. TRANSIENT POSITIVITY CAN OCCUR AND REPEAT TESTING IS ADVISED AFTER 12 WEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE PERSISTENCE OF ANTIBODIES.
Last Review
26th Feb 2026