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Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies
Test Name Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST) Minimum Testing Volume = 1 ml serum Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Collect sample in gold top (SST) tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Use(s): To help diagnose autoimmune hepatitis and distinguish it from other causes of liver injury. Special Instructions Specimen must be labelled properly. Seperate as soon as possible and send refrigrated. Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity samples will be rejected. Avoid repeat freeze/Thaw cycles. Stability: Stable refrigerated for 14 days 2-8°C and frozen at or below -20 °C for one year. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
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Turnaround Time (TAT) 7 Days	Test Utilization
Reference Value Negative at 1:100 titre
Test Code ASMA	Methodology Indirect Immunofluorescence
Testing Location SJHC Immunology Lab	Other Information Last Updated: Oct 5, 2026

Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies

Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies

Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 1 ml serum

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Collection Instructions: Collect sample in gold top (SST) tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Use(s): To help diagnose autoimmune hepatitis and distinguish it from other causes of liver injury.

Special Instructions Specimen must be labelled properly. Seperate as soon as possible and send refrigrated.

Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity samples will be rejected. Avoid repeat freeze/Thaw cycles.

Stability: Stable refrigerated for 14 days 2-8°C and frozen at or below -20 °C for one year.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.

7 Days

Negative at 1:100 titre

ASMA

Indirect Immunofluorescence

SJHC Immunology Lab

Last Updated: Oct 5, 2026