Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) - Indirect immunofluorescence
Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) testing can be used for the assessment of systemic autoimmune disease/ connective tissue disease. Please also see entry for ANA screen by Bioplex method.
| Tube | Serum Gel |
|---|---|
| ID | 29792 |
| Availability | Weekdays |
| Additional Information | ANA by indirect immunofluorescence if added to all new positive ANA screen on the Biioplex platfor. ANA IIF also form part of the Ab profile screen for scleroderma and myositis. ANA may be requested by Rheumatology in patients where there is a strong clinical suspeicion of connective tissue disease, but where the Bioplex ANA screen is negative. |
| Turn Around | 10 days |
| Send to | Leeds General Infirmary Clinical Immunology Old Medical School Great George Street Leeds LS1 3EX |
| Advice | http://www.pathology.leedsth.nhs.uk/pathology/ClinicalInfo/Immunology/Autoimmunedisease.aspx |
| Collection Con | Only avilable to Rheumatology where ANA by the Bioplex method is negative but there remains a strong clinical suspcion of connective tissue disease |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Sample REQ | Blood |
| Ref. Range (Male) | NA - Inerpretive |
| Ref. Range (Female) | NA - Inerpretive |
| Ref. Range (Paed) | NA - Inerpretive |
| Ref. Range Notes | Negative / Positive with IIF stain pattern. |
| Units | NA |
| IP Acute TAT | - Contact Laboratory |
| IP Routine TAT | 10 days |
| GP Acute TAT | - Contact Laboratory |
| GP Routine TAT | 10 days |
| Telepath | ANA2L |
| ICE Codes | IANAIF |
