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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 = 2 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. Sperate 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 more than 14 days. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
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Turnaround Time (TAT) 5 Days	Test Utilization
Reference Value Negative
Test Code ASMA	Methodology ELISA
Testing Location St Joe's Chemistry-Immunology Lab	Other Information Last Updated: April 20, 2021

Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies

Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies

Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 2 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. Sperate 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 more than 14 days.

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

5 Days

Negative

ASMA

ELISA

St Joe's Chemistry-Immunology Lab

Last Updated: April 20, 2021