Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Serum-SST

  Serum-SST

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Serum-Plain tube

  Serum-Plain tube

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  1 ml

  1 ml

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  1 ml

  1 ml

• Special Requirement:

  None

  None

• Freq Analysis:

  Daily

  Daily

• Add On Test:

  All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 1890, and must be confirmed via email to :

  nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

  All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 1890, and must be confirmed via email to :

  nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

• Quality Assurance:

  UK NEQAS for Antibodies to Nuclear and Related Antigens

  UK NEQAS for Antibodies to Nuclear and Related Antigens

• Interpretation:

  Results are given as Negative or Positive for all analytes in the assay other than ds-DNA. Please see entry for ds-DNA for details.

  Results are given as Negative or Positive for all analytes in the assay other than ds-DNA. Please see entry for ds-DNA for details.

• Reference Ranges:

  Please see the Reference Range section for each of the individual antibodies listed for this assay.

  Please see the Reference Range section for each of the individual antibodies listed for this assay.

• Routine Contact Name:

  Autoimmunity Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 1890

  0191 282 1890

• Routine Email:

  nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net