Specimen Requirements
Title
Endomysial Antibodies, IgA
Specimen Requirement
1 SST/1.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temperature Unacceptable, Refrigerated 2 days, Frozen 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
2 days
Clinical Use
Endomysial autoantibodies are highly specific for gluten-sensitive enteropathies.
Test Code
ENDOM