Specimen Requirements
Title
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane
Specimen Requirement
Collect SST/1 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.
Alternate Specimen: Red Top/1 mL serum
Methodology
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Stability
Room Temp: 8 hours, Refrigerated: 2 days, Frozen: 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
1-3 days
Clinical Use
Detect the presence of circulating glomerular basement membranespecific antibodies in Goodpasture’s syndrome
Test Code
GMBAB