Laboratory Medicine

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Anti-Endomysial Antibodies (Celiac Screen)
Test Name Anti-Endomysial Antibodies (Celiac Screen)
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: Serum collected with or without gel separator. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label or requisition. Laboratory Staff Instructions Sample may be stored at room temperature for no longer than 8 hours. If the assay will not be completed within 8 hours, refrigerate the sample at 2-8˚C. If the assay will not be completed within 48 hours, freeze the sample at -20˚C or lower. Frozen specimens must be mixed well after thawing and prior to testing. Rejection Criteria: Gross hemolysis, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Stability: Stable for 8h at room temperature, refrigerated 8 days and frozen 1 year (if frozen within 24h) Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 10 days (batched)	Test Utilization Routine >10 Days
Reference Value When IgA is < 0.80 g/L. Anti TTG IgG analysis is performed. Negative < 20 U Weak positive: 20 – 30 U Moderate to strong positive: > 30 U
Test Code AEMA	Methodology Spectrophotometric (Kinetic rate method)
Testing Location SMH-Biochemistry	Other Information

Anti-Endomysial Antibodies (Celiac Screen)

Test Name

Anti-Endomysial Antibodies (Celiac Screen)

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: Serum collected with or without gel separator. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label or requisition.

Laboratory Staff Instructions Sample may be stored at room temperature for no longer than 8 hours. If the assay will not be completed within 8 hours, refrigerate the sample at 2-8˚C. If the assay will not be completed within 48 hours, freeze the sample at -20˚C or lower. Frozen specimens must be mixed well after thawing and prior to testing.

Rejection Criteria: Gross hemolysis, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected.

Stability: Stable for 8h at room temperature, refrigerated 8 days and frozen 1 year (if frozen within 24h)

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

Required Documentation

Turnaround Time (TAT)

10 days (batched)

Test Utilization

Routine >10 Days

Reference Value

When IgA is < 0.80 g/L. Anti TTG IgG analysis is performed.

Negative < 20 U

Weak positive: 20 – 30 U

Moderate to strong positive: > 30 U

Test Code

AEMA

Methodology

Spectrophotometric (Kinetic rate method)

Testing Location

SMH-Biochemistry