Newcastle Laboratories

Anti-PM/Scl antibodies

Clinical Background:

This autoantibody may be found in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis or systemic sclerosis occurring alone.

This autoantibody may be found in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis or systemic sclerosis occurring alone.

Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Immunology

    Immunology

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    Serum

    Serum

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    Serum

    Serum

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    0.5ml

    0.5ml

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    0.5ml

    0.5ml

  • Freq Analysis:

    weekly

    weekly

  • Add On Test:

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to the appropriate email address

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to the appropriate email address

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

  • Quality Assurance:

    IfQ Antibodies in AutoImmune Myopathies

    IfQ Antibodies in AutoImmune Myopathies

  • Reference Ranges:

    Reported as Positive, Equivocal or Negative

    Reported as Positive, Equivocal or Negative

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Autoimmunity Lab

  • Routine Telephone:

    0191 282 1890

    0191 282 1890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

Analysed as part of Scleroderma immunoblot on a weekly basis

Turn Around:

10 days

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