Anti-liver/kidney/microsomal (LKM) antibodies are part of an autoantibody screen which includes gastric parietal cell antibodies, liver kidney microsomal antibodies and smooth muscle antibodies that can be detected using mouse liver, kidney and stomach muscle antibodies that can be detected using mouse liver, kidney and stomach multiblock slides.
Tube
Serum Gel
ID
12828
Additional Information
For all new patients with a positive LKM autoantibody or for patients with an atypical LKM Ab pattern the autoantibody specificity will be confirmed by the liver immunoblot screen. Anti-LKM antibodies are found in a approximately 90% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis but are also found in some patients with viral hepatitis.
Turn around
7 days
Send to
Leeds General Infirmary
Clinical Immunology
Old Medical School
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Collection Con
No restrictions
Frequency
Daily
Sample REQ
Blood
Ref. Range (Male)
N/A Interpretive. AMA and LKM semiquantitative
Ref. Range (Female)
N/A Interpretive. AMA and LKM semiquantitative
Ref. Range (Paed)
N/A Interpretive. AMA and LKM semiquantitative
Ref. Range Notes
Negative/Week/Positive
Units
N/A
IP Acute TAT
Contact Laboratory
IP Routine TAT
7 days
GP Acute TAT
Contact Laboratory
GP Routine TAT
7 days