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Catalog ID Ext Myo Extended Myositis Panel

Additional Codes

CPOE: Ref Extended Myositis Panel

DOE: Ref Ext Myo

Specimen

Gold SST tube, collect 6.0 mL blood

Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection

Serum, three (3) 1.0 mL aliquots in separate transport tubes, refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Plasma, hemolyzed specimen, grossly lipemic specimen, icteric specimen, heat-treated specimen, contaminated specimen, insufficient quantity, unlabelled specimen

Interpretative Information

May be useful for differential evaluation of polymyositis, dermatomyositis, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, or overlap syndromes associated with connective tissue disease.

Performing Lab

ARUP Laboratories

Turn-Around-Time

7-18 days

Reference Values

Component Reference Interval
Smith/RNP (ENA) Ab, IgG 19 Units or less
SSA-52 (Ro52) (ENA) Antibody, IgG 40 AU/mL or less
Jo-1 (Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase) Ab, IgG 40 AU/mL or less
PM/Scl 100 Antibody, IgG Negative
Mi-2 (nuclear helicase protein) Antibody Negative
PL-7 (threonyl-tRNA synthetase) Antibody Negative
PL-12 (alanyl-tRNA synthetase) Antibody Negative
P155/140 Antibody Negative
EJ (glycyl-tRNA synthetase) Antibody Negative
Ku Antibody Negative
SRP (Signal Recognition Particle) Ab Negative
OJ (isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase) Antibody Negative
SSA-60 (Ro60) (ENA) Antibody, IgG 40 AU/mL or less
Fibrillarin (U3 RNP) Ab, IgG Negative
SAE1 (SUMO activating enzyme) Ab Negative
MDA5 (CADM-140) Ab Negative
NXP2 (Nuclear matrix protein-2) Ab Negative
TIF-1 gamma (155 kDa) Ab Negative