ENDOMYSIAL ANTIBODIES, IgA

Sub Category

AUTOIMMUNE

Synonyms/Aliases

ENDOMYSIAL AB TITER.

Abbreviations

EMA IgA.

^Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

^{7 DAYS}

7 WORKING DAYS

^Method

IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE.

^Temp

AMBIENT (4 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

N/A

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; TITRES ARE PROVIDED FOR POSITIVE CASES.

Clinical Utility

DIAGNOSIS OF DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS AND CELIAC DISEASE (COELIAC DISEASE)/ GLUTEN SENSITIVE ENTEROPATHY.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

N/A