Test ID: ZG226
CPT code: 86038
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Red or SST
Frequency: 2-4 days.Titers report following day except Fri(Report Mon)
Instructions: 1 mL Serum from Red or SST, Ambient. Min 0.3 mL.
Text: Used to detect antibodies to nuclear antigens. Low titers of ANA reactivity may be seen in patients with RA, scleroderma, discoid lupus, necrotizing vasculitis, Sjögren’s syndrome, chronic active hepatitis, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, tuberculosis, malignancy, age over 60, as well as in SLE especially if the disease is under treatment.
Methodology: Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA)