Newcastle Laboratories

Coeliac Screen

Clinical Background:

Also known as Tissue Transglutaminase (TTG) Antibodies. Please see the entry for Tissue Transglutaminase (TTG) Antibodies for full details of this test.

Also known as Tissue Transglutaminase (TTG) Antibodies. Please see the entry for Tissue Transglutaminase (TTG) Antibodies for full details of this test.

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 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to 

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

     

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

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

     

  • Quality Assurance:

    UK NEQAS for COELIAC DISEASE

    UK NEQAS for COELIAC DISEASE

  • Interpretation:

    Please see entry for Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody.

    Please see entry for Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody.

  • Reference Ranges:

    Normal Range: <15 U/ml

    Normal Range: <15 U/ml

  • Other Info:

    See entry for Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody

    See entry for Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Autoimmunity Lab

  • Routine Telephone:

    0191 282 1890

    0191 282 1890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

TTG antibodies (Coeliac Screen) are detected by BioPlex 2200 multiplex analyser and are run on a daily basis.

Turn Around:

3 routine working days

Send To:

Department of Blood Sciences

Level 3
Leazes Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP

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