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Jo-1 Antibody
Test Code5810
CPT Codes
86235
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
Transport refrigerated (cold packs) is acceptable.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 1-3 days
Reference Range
<1.0 AI Negative
Clinical Significance
Jo-1 Antibody occurs most frequently (31%) in patients with polymyositis, but has also been found in patients with dermatomyositis, and the polymyositis/scleroderma "overlap syndrome" (PM/SCL) or polymyositis/systemic lupus erythematosis "overlap syndrome" (PM/SLE).
