ANA Screen (IFA) with Reflex to Titer/Pattern/ANAChoice® Cascade

Test Code
ANACRS

Quest Code
16814

Components
Includes:

ANA Screen, IFA
ANA, Titer & Pattern
Centromere B Antibody
Chromatin (Nucleosomal) Antibody
DNA (ds) Antibody
Interpretation
Jo-1 Antibody
Ribosomal P Antibody
RNP Antibody
Scl-70 Antibody
Sjogren's Antibody (SS-A)
Sjogren's Antibody (SS-B)
Sm Antibody
Sm/RNP Antibody

CPT Codes
86038

Specimen Container
Plastic screw-cap vial

Preferred Specimen
1 mL Serum
(0.2 mL Minimum)

Transport Temperature
Room temperature preferred; Refrigerated acceptable; Frozen acceptable

Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 Days
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Frozen: 30 Days

Methodology
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)

Reference Range
See individual assays.

Clinical Use
Antinuclear antibodies are associated with rheumatic diseases including systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease, Sjgren s syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis, CREST syndrome, and neurologic SLE.

Performed By
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute