Newcastle Laboratories

Myositis Antibodies

Clinical Background:

Myositis antibodies against Jo-1, PL-7, PL-12, EJ. SRP, MDA-5, TIF1-γ, Ro-52, SAE-1, SAE-2 and NXP-2.

Myositis antibodies against Jo-1, PL-7, PL-12, EJ. SRP, MDA-5, TIF1-γ, Ro-52, SAE-1, SAE-2 and NXP-2.

Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Immunology

    Immunology

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    Serum – SST

    Serum – SST

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    Serum – SST

    Serum – SST

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    0.5ml

    0.5ml

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    0.5ml

    0.5ml

  • Special Requirement:

    none

    none

  • Freq Analysis:

    weekly

    weekly

  • Add On Test:

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

    to the appropriate email address nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

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

    to the appropriate email address nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

  • Reference Ranges:

    Normal Range for all above antibodies: Negative

    Normal Range for all above antibodies: Negative

  • Other Info:

    All Myositis antibodies are reported as Negative, Equivocal or Positive

    All Myositis antibodies are reported as Negative, Equivocal or Positive

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Jason Sillitoe

  • Routine Telephone:

    0191 282 1890

    0191 282 1890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

The Myositis immunoblot is run on a weekly basis

Turn Around:

10 working days

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