Anti-LKM antibodies - endoplasmic reticulum - typing - serum

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Eurofins Biomnis code

LKMC

Synonyms
  • Anti-cytochrome P450 II D6 antibodies - typing
  • Anti-endoplasmic reticulum antibodies - typing
  • Anti-liver-kidney microsomal antibodies - LKM1 - typing
  • Anti-LKM1 antibodies - typing
  • Endoplasmic reticulum - anti-antibodies - typing
  • LKM - anti-antibodies typing
Specialty

Immunology


Clinical significance

A marker for type II chronic active hepatitis (which mainly affects females of between 2 and 15 years of age). Also found at low titers in patients infected with HCV. Immunofluorescence-based screening results using rat kidney-liver-stomach multiple substrate should be confirmed performing a test specific of the target antigen (P450 2D6 cytochrome).

Preanalytics
  • A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Methodology

Immunodot

Turnaround time

3 days


Testing Laboratory

Biomnis Ivry