Specimen Requirements

Title

Centromere Antibody

Specimen Requirement

Collect SST/1.0 mL serum, after 30 minutes of clotting promptly centrifuge and send refrigerated.

Methodology

Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Immunoassay

Stability

Room temp: 8 hours, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: Undetermined

Reference Range

The reference range is determined by the performing laboratory and will show on the report.

Turnaround

1-3 days performed Monday-Friday

Clinical Use

Aid in the assessment of scleroderma. Centromere autoantibodies are found in 22% of patients with systemic sclerosis and in 12% of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis

Test Code

ACAB