RIPA Gel Radiography
Serum
Collection Container/Tube: Red
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Acceptable: 5 mL SST
Collection Instructions: Draw blood in a plain red-top tube(s), serum gel tube is acceptable. Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated in a plastic vial.
0.3 mL (volume does NOT allow for repeat testing)
Gross hemolysis: | Reject |
Thawing: | Warm OK; Cold OK |
Gross lipemia: | Reject |
Gross icterus | Reject |
Other: | Anything other than serum; bacterial contamination |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Serum | Refrigerated (preferred) | 14 days | |
Frozen | 60 days | ||
Ambient | 7 days |
The Th/To antibodies are present in 10-19% of patients with limited SSc, in 11% of patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc, and in 3% of patients with primary Raynaud's disease. Anti-Th/To antibody has been shown to be highly specific for patients with SSc.
Negative
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
83516
Test Id | Test Order Name | Order LOINC Value |
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FATHO | Anti-Th/To Ab | 81743-7 |
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.
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FATHO | Anti-Th/To Ab | 81743-7 |