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Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Unacceptable
Urine or plasma. Contaminated specimens. Grossly hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 48 hours
Refrigerate: 2 weeks
Frozen: 1 year
Reference Range
| 0.9 units or less | Negative |
| 1.0-1.5 units | Weak Positive |
| 1.6-2.5 units | Moderate Positive |
| 2.6 units or greater | Strong Positive |
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
CPT
83516
Lab Handling
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 0.5 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)
Storage and Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Turn Around Time
Performed
Mon, Wed-Sat
Reported
1-3 days
Test Alias
- AHA IgG, AHA
- Anti-Histone Antibodies
- Antihistone Antibodies
- Histone IgG