Striated Muscle Antibodies
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Assay |
Striated muscle antibodies |
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Key Words |
Striated muscle antibodies |
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Specimen Collection |
Serum (brown) |
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Turnaround time |
28 days This test is referred to another centre: Department of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology Level 4 |
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Test indications |
Striated muscle antibodies can be associated with myasthenia gravis, and is a significant finding because nearly all patients with these antibodies and myasthenia have a thymoma. They are not diagnostic of thymoma, and can be seen in patients on penicillamine, following a bone marrow transplant, and in graft-versus-host disease. Acetylcholine receptor antibodies are a more specific and sensitive test for myasthenia gravis. |
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Methodology |
Indirect immunofluorescence |
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Interferences |
Contact referral centre |
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Reference Range |
N/A |
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Analytical error |
Contact referral centre |
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Reference change value |
N/A |
