Category
SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Sub Category
AUTOIMMUNE
Synonyms/Aliases
ANTI-CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY, AUTOANTIBODIES TO PROTEINASE 3
Abbreviations
ANCA, pANCA, PR3, ACPA, cANCA.
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS)
10 days
10 WORKING DAYS
Method
IMMUNOASSAY.
Temp
AMBIENT (24 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (3 DAYS), FROZEN (14 DAYS).
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
pANCA ,cANCA
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
FASTING.
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
2ML.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.
Other Instructions
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.
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF AUTOIMMUNE NECROTIZING SMALL VESSEL VASCULITIDES.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A