Test Directory
Anti-Smooth Muscle 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 or ++ strong positive.
Laboratory Site
RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone: 0131 536 1000
Special instructions for collection
Serum samples only please.
How to request
Trak, ICE, Clinical Immunology request form.
Availability
Normal working hours 9am-5pm Mon to 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 GPC, AMA and LKM.
Anti-Smooth Muscle antibodies are associated with Type 1 autoimmune hepatitis and can also be seen in viral hepatitis, infectious mononucleosis, asthma, yellow fever and malignant tumours (carcinomas of the ovary, malignant melanoma) and they have been found in less than 2% of the normal population.
Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) using rat liver, kidney and stomach tissue block. This antibody is measured on a combined liver, kidney and stomach section and so the results for Anti-Mitochondrial antibodies, Gastric parietal cell antibodies and Liver kidney Microsomal antibodies will also be reported.