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Centromere B Antibody
Test Code16088
Alias/See Also
LAB00489
CPT Codes
86235
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • SST glass tube
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Mon-sat
Report Available
1-2 days
Limitations
As many as 15% of health controls may have low or slightly elevated antibody levels.
Reference Range
<1.0 AI Negative
Clinical Significance
Centromere B Antibody is diagnostic for the form of scleroderma known as CREST (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal immotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia).
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 33608 Ortega Highway |
| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |