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MYOSITIS SPECIFIC 11 ANTIBODIES PANEL |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1070
Geisinger Epic ID: 52205
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
6 mL red-top (plain, non-serum separator) tube
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Specimen required: |
0.5 mL serum; minimum 0.3 mL | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge and aliquot. | |
Transport temperature: |
Room temperature. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 7 days. Refrigerated: 14 days. Frozen: 28 days. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
84182 x6, 86235 x5 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Jo-1 Ab, PL-7 Ab, PL-12 Ab, EJ Ab, OJ Ab, SRP Ab, Mi-2 Alpha Ab, Mi-2 Alpha Ab, Mi-2 Beta Ab, MDA-5 Ab, TIF-1y Ab, NXP-2 Ab | |
Methodology: |
Line Blot |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 94777, Myo Spec AB
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Clinical significance: |
Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are highly selective, usually exclusive and are associated with particular clinical phenotypes within the myositis spectrum. Myositis-specific autoantibodies to cytoplasmic enzymes that catalyze the binding of specific amino acids to their cognate tRNA define the anti-synthetase syndrome characterized by myositis and lung inflammation, and include autoantibodies to Jo-1 (antihistidyl-tRNA synthetase), PL-7 (threonyl), PL-12 (alanyl), EJ (glycyl), and OJ (isoleucyl). A further subset of myositis patients is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies directed against the signal recognition particle (SRP). Autoantibodies to Mi-2 (Mi-2/nucleosome remodelling and deacetylase (NuRD) complex) are detected in patients with hallmark dermatomyositis features. Autoantibody to a cytoplasmic 140-kDa protein, melanoma-differentiation associated gene 5 (MDA5), also known as anti-CADM140, identified patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) and rapidly progressive lung disease. Autoantibodies to transcriptional intermediary factor 1-gamma (TIF-1 y), a p155/140 nuclear protein involved in cellular differentiation, have been reported in adult and juvenile dermatomyositis; in adults, it is associated with malignancy. Autoantibodies to nuclear matrix protein NXP-2, another 140-kDa protein, is found in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Anti-TIF-1 y and anti-NXP-2, two novel serological subsets in JDM, occur collectively in >40% of children and appear to identify those with more severe disease. | |