Mitochondrial antibody-994
Test info
Mitochondrial antibody
994
LAB994
MSO
AMA
M2
M2
The presence of mitochondrial antibodies can be used in conjunction with clinical findings and other laboratory tests to aid in the diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC).
Specimen
Serum
1.0 mL
0.3 mL
Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Gold serum separator (SST) tube
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin
- Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
Ambient (preferred) - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days
Frozen - 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3
- Hemolysis
- Lipemia
- Gross bacterial contamination
- Heat-treated specimen
- Specimen with preservative added
Performance
LabCorp Burlington (006650): R-NX
Mo - Fr, Su
4 days
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Clinical and Interpretive info
Negative: 0.0 - 20.0
Equivocal: 20.1 - 24.9
Positive: > 24.9
Billing
86381
Result 14251-3
Tracking
05/24/2019
03/17/2022
03/17/2022