Anti-PM/Scl-100 Ab PM/Scl

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Anti-PM/Scl-100 Ab

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Anti-PM/Scl-100 Antibody

EPIC Order Name

Anti-PM/Scl-100 Antibody

Clinical Info

The anti-PM/Scl-100 antibody is associated with younger age, calcinosis and has lower rates of gastrointestinal symptoms, ILD and pulmonary hypertension. There is also evidence of a possibly better survival compared to the presence of either anti-PM/Scl-75 or anti-Scl-70 antibodies.

Specimen Type

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/ Tube:  Gold top tube or Red top tube
Specimen: 1 mL serum ( 0.3 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
:
Collection  Separate serum from cells within one hour of collection. Transfer to a plastic transport tube before shipping.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

 7 Days Room Temperature
               14 Days Refrigerated
                60 Days Frozen

Methodology

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

86235

PDM

2059700

Result Interpretation

Negative: <20

Weak Positive: 20 - 39

Moderate Positive: 40 - 80

Strong Positive: >80

Comments:

A This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by

LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug

Administration.

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