Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

AUTOIMMUNE.

Synonyms/Aliases

DESMOSOME ANTIBODIES, ENDEMIC PEMPHIGUS, BULLOUS PEMPHIGUS.

Abbreviations

DSG3.

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

14 DAYS

14 DAYS

Method

ELISA.

Temp

AMBIENT (24 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

FASTING 8 HOURS.

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

SCREENING TEST FOR AUTOIMMUNE BLISTERING DISORDER OF THE SKIN / IMMUNOBULLOUS DISEASES/ PEMPHIGUS.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

N/A