Category
SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Sub Category
AUTOIMMUNE.
Synonyms/Aliases
MYOSITIS PANEL.
Abbreviations
N/A
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).
10 DAYS
10 WORKING DAYS
Method
IMMUNOBLOT.
Temp
AMBIENT (25℃):1DAY; R (2℃-8℃): 14 DAYS; F (-20℃): 30 DAYS.
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
Jo-1 (HISTIDYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE), Mi-2 (NUCLEAR-HELICASE PROTEIN), PL-7 (THREONYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE), PL-12 (ALANYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE), Ku, EJ (GLYCYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE), OJ (ISOLEUCYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE), SRP (SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE), PM/Scl 100, PM Scl 75, Ro52 (SSA-52) ANTIBODIES.
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. MENTION ANA RESULT IF AVAILABLE.
Patient preparation
NOT APPLICABLE.
Sample type
SERUM.
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
AT LEAST 3 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
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 SUSPECTED INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES & AUTOIMMUNE MYOSITIS (DERMATOMYOSITIS, POLYMYOSITIS).
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A.