Autoimmune Myopathy/Myositis Profile, Blood/CSF (Referred Out) - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Overview
Description
Test ordering requirements
Forms required
- Copy of requisition MUST accompany specimen to SPH laboratory
- Fill in the ‘Other tests’ location on the Acute Care Phlebotomy Requisition Form # 101062 or the Community Lab Requisition Form #101064
- Mitogen Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory Out of Province Requisition Form
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Serum
- Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Specimen collection container
- Preferred collection container: Gold (gel)
- Alternative collection container: Red (non-gel)
- Sterile tube or a polystyrene tube (CSF)
Required volume
- Optimal volume: full 5.0 mL collection tube
- Minimum volume: 1.0 mL
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)
Rejection criteria
- Specimens received where the collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Performance
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
- 7 day turnaround time by testing laboratory
Other information
Additional comments
- This panel includes: Jo-1, Mi2, Mi2-α, Mi2β, MDA5, NXP2, TIF1γ PL7, PL12, PM/Scl75, PM/Scl100, Ku, SRP, Ro52, EJ, OJ, Ro52, HMGCR, anti-NT5C1 A/Mup44
Last Updated: October 24, 2024