LIVER/KIDNEY MICROSOME TYPE 1 ANTIBODIES, SERUM
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  LKM

MGH LIS Test No

  594

Schedule

  Monday through Saturday

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Mayo Labs

QORR Test Code

  LKM

Specimen Info

Type

     

Volume

   

Temperature

  Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Draw blood in either a plain, red-top tube or an SST tube. Spin 
down and send 0.5 mL of serum frozen.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Indirect Immunofluorescence Useful for detecting a clinically specific antibody in patients with autoimmune chronic hepatitis (type 2).

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
86376

Reference Range
Negative
If positive, results are titered.      

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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