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