Test Directory
Gastric Parietal Cell Antibody
Containers - Adult
Sarstedt Monovette Serum Gel Tube (Brown Cap)
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Volume Range
4.9mls
Additive per Container
Clotting activator/gel |
Containers - Child
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Sarstedt Monovette Serum Gel Tube (Brown Cap)
|
Volume Range
4.9ml
Additive per Container
Clotting activator/gel |
Reference ranges
Positive results are reported as (+) borderline, + positive and ++ strongly positive.
Laboratory Site
RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone: 0131 536 1000
How to request
Trak, ICE, Clinical Immunology request form.
Availability
Normal working hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
Anticipated turnaround
14 Days
What happens if the result is positive or abnormal
Reviewed and authorised by Consultant Immunologist.
General additional information
Tested alongside AMA, SMA and LKM.
Diagnosis of pernicious anaemia.
Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) on rat gastric mucosa. This antibody is measured on a combined liver, kidney and stomach section and so the results for anti-mitochondrial antibodies, anti-smooth muscle antibodies and anti-liver kidney microsomal antibodies will also be reported.
Anti-Gastric Parietal cell antibodies may be detected following infection, in some normal individuals, in some organ specific autoimmune conditions (e.g autoimmune thyroid disease) as well as in pernicious anaemia.
PCA have also been reported in H.pylori-induced gastritis. The presence of these antibodies can be masked by anti-mitochondrial antibodies and so are not reported if the latter are present.