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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody, IgA, Serum

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Useful For
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Measuring IgA anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies as a part of a profile to aid in distinguishing between ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease in patients for whom the specific diagnosis is unclear based on endoscopic, pathologic, and imaging evaluations

 

This test is not useful for determining the extent of disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease or determining the response to disease-specific therapy including surgical resection of diseased intestine

Method Name
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ab, IgA, S

Aliases
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ASCA (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Specimen Type
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Serum

Specimen Required
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Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.

Specimen Minimum Volume
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0.4 mL

Reject Due To
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Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus OK
Heat-treated specimen Reject

Specimen Stability Information
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Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 21 days
Frozen 21 days

Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Measuring IgA anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies as a part of a profile to aid in distinguishing between ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease in patients for whom the specific diagnosis is unclear based on endoscopic, pathologic, and imaging evaluations

 

This test is not useful for determining the extent of disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease or determining the response to disease-specific therapy including surgical resection of diseased intestine

Clinical Information
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to 2 diseases, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD, regional enteritis), both of which result from chronic inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.(1) CD is characterized by chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fatigue.(2) In comparison, UC frequently presents with bloody diarrhea that is of an urgent nature.(3) Inflammation in UC most frequently affects the rectum and proximal colon, and presents with continue mucosal involvement. In CD, inflammation can affect almost any area of the GI tract and is usually evidenced as patchy, transmural lesions.

 

Diagnosis of IBD is primarily based on clinical evaluation, endoscopy with biopsy, and imaging studies.(4) Because CD and UC are characterized by GI inflammation, fecal calprotectin can be used to differentiate IBD from noninflammatory conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Fecal calprotectin is useful in excluding IBD as a diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary endoscopic or imaging procedures.

 

CD and UC are associated with the presence of various antimicrobial and autoantibodies.(5) Patients with UC often have measurable antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), which react with as yet uncharacterized target antigens in human neutrophils; in contrast, patients with CD often have measurable IgA and/or IgG antibodies, which react with cell wall mannan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Despite these associations, current guidelines indicate that testing for these antibodies is not sufficiently sensitive for use in the diagnosis of IBD.(2,3) Rather, these antibodies should be limited to distinguishing between CD and UC in cases where the specific diagnosis is unclear based on pathologic and imaging studies.

Reference Values
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Negative: <20.0 RU/mL

Positive: > or =20.0 RU/mL

Reference values apply to all ages.

Interpretation
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The presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in the absence of IgA and IgG anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) is consistent with the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis; the presence of IgA and IgG ASCA in the absence of ANCA is consistent with Crohn disease.

Cautions
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Results from this test should not be exclusively relied upon to establish the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn disease (CD) or to distinguish between these 2 diseases. Saccharomyces cerevisiae IgA and IgG antibodies (ASCA) are most useful for distinguishing between UC and CD when assessed in conjunction with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA).

 

Some patients with CD have detectable ANCA, and some patients with UC have detectable IgA and/or IgG ASCA. Some patients with UC or CD do not have detectable ANCA, IgA ASCA, or IgG ASCA.

Clinical Reference
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1. Rose NR, Mackay IR, eds: Inflammatory bowel diseases. In: The Autoimmune Diseases: Elsevier; 2008

2. Lichtenstein GR, Loftus EV, Isaacs KL, Regueiro MD, Gerson LB, Sands BE: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn's disease in adults. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 Apr;113(4):481-517

3. Rubin DT, Ananthakrishnan AN, Siegel CA, Sauer BG, Long MD: ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative colitis in adults. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 Mar;114(3):384-413

4. Clark C, Turner J: Diagnostic modalities for inflammatory bowel disease: Serologic markers and endoscopy. Surg Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;95(6):1123-1141

5. Zhou G, Song Y, Yang W, et al: ASCA, ANCA, ALCA and many more: Are they useful in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease? Dig Dis. 2016;34(1-2):90-97. doi: 10.1159/000442934

Method Description
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) are measured by commercial, microtiter enzyme immunoassay. Partially purified and disrupted S cerevisiae is bound to the wells of a polystyrene microtiter plate coated with purified mannan from the cell wall of S cerevisiae. Prediluted controls and diluted patient sera are added to separate wells, allowing any anti-S cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) IgG or IgA antibodies present to bind to the immobilized antigen. Unbound sample is washed away, and a horseradish peroxidase-conjugated anti-human IgA antibody is added to each well. A second incubation allows the enzyme-labeled anti-human IgA to bind to any patient antibodies, which have become attached to the microtiter wells. After washing away any unbound enzyme labeled anti-human IgA, the remaining enzyme activity is assessed by adding a chromogenic substrate and measuring the intensity of the color that develops. The assay is evaluated by spectrophotometrically measuring and comparing the color intensity that develops in the patient wells with the color in the control wells. Results of the test for IgA ASCA are reported in relative units per milliliter (RU/mL).(Package insert: Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae ELISA (IgA). EUROIMMUN Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG; 05/2011)

PDF Report
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No

Day(s) Performed
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Tuesday, Thursday

Report Available
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2 to 4 days

Specimen Retention Time
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14 days

Performing Laboratory Location
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Rochester

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Test Classification
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This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information
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CPT codes are provided by the performing laboratory.

86671

LOINC® Information
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Test Id Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
SCERA Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ab, IgA, S 47320-7
Result Id Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
SCERA Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ab, IgA, S 47320-7

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