Anti-smooth muscle antibodies - screening and titration - serum

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Eurofins Biomnis code

MUSCX

Synonyms
  • Anti actin antibodies - screening
  • Anti-actin antibodies -
  • ASMA
  • Smooth muscles - anti-antibodies
Specialty

Immunology

Clinical significance

To be ordered if chronic active hepatitis is suspected. Only anti-actin titers of 160 or over are significant. Lower titers (for which specific reactivity with actin cannot be definitely proven) can be observed in other conditions, in particular viral infections.

Preanalytics
  • A tube specifically for this analysis : No
Methodology

Immunofluorescence

Turnaround time

4 days

Testing Laboratory

Biomnis Ivry

Contact(s)
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