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Ant-Mitchondrial Antibodies (AMA)
Test Name Ant-Mitchondrial Antibodies (AMA)
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: Serum collected with or without gel separator serum. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Special Instructions Specimen must be labelled properly. Sperate as soon and possible and send refrigrated Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 5 Days	Test Utilization Routine > 7 Days
Reference Value Negative at 1/100 dilution
Test Code AMA	Methodology ELISA
Testing Location St Joe's Chemistry-Immunology Lab	Other Information Last Updated: April 20, 2021

Ant-Mitchondrial Antibodies (AMA)

Test Name

Ant-Mitchondrial Antibodies (AMA)

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

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

Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected.

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

Required Documentation

Turnaround Time (TAT)

5 Days

Test Utilization

Routine > 7 Days

Reference Value

Negative at 1/100 dilution

Test Code

AMA

Methodology

ELISA

Testing Location

St Joe's Chemistry-Immunology Lab

Other Information

Last Updated: April 20, 2021