Eurofins Biomnis code

ACTIT

Synonyms

• Actin - anti-antibodies

Specialty

Immunology

Clinical significance

Markers of auto-immune hepatitis type I (formerly lupoid hepatitis) particularly affecting women. They are associated with an increase in transaminases, IgG and, in 40% of cases, the presence of anti-nuclear antibodies.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum
•   Reftrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Further information

This test can only be performed in addition to test Anti-smooth muscle antibodies (code MUSCX), and so long as the results of the latter are positif (> 1/80)

Methodology

Immunofluorescence

Turnaround time

2 days