ENA Myositis Blot
- Description
- Inflammatory Myopathies are a group of rare muscle diseases that result in the inflammation and degeneration of skeletal muscle tissue, causing muscle weakness. Inflammatory Myopathies include dermatomyositis, polymyositis, idiopathic myositis, antisynthetase syndrome and overlapping syndromes. This assay provides a qualitative in vitro method for detecting 16 myositis associated human autoantibodies against Mi-2 alpha, Mi-2 beta, TIF1g, MDA5, NXP2, SAE1, Ku, PM-Scl100, PM-Scl75, Jo-1, SRP, PL-7, PL-12, EJ, OJ, and Ro-52 antigens.
- Related condition
- Reference range
Negative
- Units
- Negative/ Equivocal/Weak Positive/Positive/Strong Positive
- Synonyms
- Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Synthetase, Polymyositis
- Testing site
- Synnovis : Reference Services : Blackfriars Hub
- Laboratory
- Diagnostic Immunology
- Sample type and volume required
- Serum
- Storage and transport
- Samples may be stored at 4°C prior to dispatch. The use of first class letter post without the need for coolant is sufficient
- Turnaround time
- 28 days
- Time limit for extra tests
- 10 days