Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Sjogren Syndrome Antibodies (SS-A and SS-B)

Synonyms

  • ANTI-RO
  • LAB344
  • SJOGREN'S SYNDROME ANTIBODIES
  • SJOGRENS SYNDROME-A EXTRACTABLE NUCLEAR ANTIBODY
  • SSB

Cerner Name

Sjogren's Antibodies

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum (0.6 mL min)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum (0.6 mL min)
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Fluorescent Bead Immunoassay
Includes SS-A antibodies (Ro), and SS-B antibodies (LA).
 

Days Performed

Three times per week

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

86235

PDM

5901191

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ANTI SS-A ANTIBODY SSAAB ANTI SS A ANTIBODY SS-A (Anti-Ro) Antibodies
ANTI SS-B ANTIBODY SSBAB ANTI SS B ANTIBODY SS-B (Anti-La) Antibodies

Result Interpretation

 
SS-A/Ro Antibodies, IgG
<1.0 AI (negative)
≥1.0 AI (positive)
Reference values apply to all ages
 
SS-B/La Antibodies, IgG
<1.0 AI (negative)
≥1.0 AI (positive)
Reference values apply to all ages

Forms
LAB344 build edit