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Order Code LABGOR -ANCA2 Cytoplasmic Neutrophil Antibodies, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Panel, Serum


Specimen Required


Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see IBDP2 / Inflammatory Bowel Disease Serology Panel, Serum.


Useful For

Measurement of antineutrophil cytoplastic 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

Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see IBDP2 / Inflammatory Bowel Disease Serology Panel, Serum.

 

Indirect Immunofluorescent Assay (IFA)

Reporting Name

Cytoplasmic Neutrophilic Ab IBD, S

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 21 days
  Frozen  21 days

Reject Due To

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

Reference Values

Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see IBDP2 / Inflammatory Bowel Disease Serology Panel, Serum.

Method Description

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are detected qualitatively using an in-house developed method with a substrate of ethanol-fixed, human neutrophils and fluorescein conjugated, antihuman IgG antibody as a detection protein. Results of the test for ANCA are reported as positive, negative, or indeterminate.(Unpublished Mayo method)

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

86036