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:

  0.5 ml

  0.5 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 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:

  UK NEQAS for General Autoimmune Serology

  UK NEQAS for General Autoimmune Serology

• Interpretation:

  These antibodies may be found in individuals with normal full blood count and normal B12, however about 3% per year will go on to develop pernicious anaemia.

  These antibodies may be found in individuals with normal full blood count and normal B12, however about 3% per year will go on to develop pernicious anaemia.

• Reference Ranges:

  Normal Range: Negative

  Normal Range: Negative

• Other Info:

  Gastric parietal cell antibodies are reported as part of the Liver Autoantibodies screen as Negative, Weakly Positive, Positive or Strongly Positive. If an Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody (AMA) is dete...

  Gastric parietal cell antibodies are reported as part of the Liver Autoantibodies screen as Negative, Weakly Positive, Positive or Strongly Positive. If an Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody (AMA) is detected, the GPC will be reported as 'Not reportable in the presence of an AMA' due to interfering staining from the AMA in the gastric parietal cells.

  'Not reporatble due to heterophilic staining'  due to the interfering heterophilic staing in the GPC.

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• Routine Contact Name:

  Autoimmunity Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 1890

  0191 282 1890

• Routine Email:

  nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net