| Test Name: | Anti-Nuclear Antibody Panel (ANA Panel) |
| Epic Order Code: | LAB5051 | | |
| CPT Code: | 86038, 86225, 86235 |
| Specimen(s) Type: | Serum |
| Acceptable Container(s): |   Tops are gold and red |
| Testing Schedule: | Tests are performed daily Monday-Friday. |
| Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA |
| | Routine: 48-72 hours |
| Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain by standard collection procedures. Full tube required. |
| Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. |
| Reference Client: | If unable to deliver to the lab within 1 hour, centrifuge the specimen and remove serum from the red cells. Store and transport at 2-8° C within 24 hours. If longer storage is required, store and transport at -20° C. |
| Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient volume, incorrect/delay in transport, hemolysis, lipemia. |
| Reference Range: | ANA (IU): < 1.0 = Negative; > 1.0 = Positive; > 3.0 = Strongly Positive |
| | Anti-DNA Double Stranded (IU), Jo-1 Ab (IU), SSB Ab (IU), SSA Ab (IU), SCL-70 Ab (IU): < 25 = Negative; 25-30 = Borderline Positive; 30-60 = Low Positive; 60-200 = Positive; > 200 = Strong Positive |
| | SM/RNP (IU), Smith Ab (IU): < 20 = Negative, 20-24.9 = Borderline, > 25 = Positive |
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