Specimen Requirements
Title
Centromere Antibodies
Specimen Requirement
1 SST/1.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temperature 8 hours, Refrigerated 7 days, Frozen 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3 days
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