Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody

Alternate test name

ASMA, anti-SMA,

Lab area

Clinical Biochemistry - Immunology

Method and equipment

Indirect immunofluorescence (IFA), HEp-2 cell substrate

Expected turn-around time

7 days

Specimen type

Serum

Specimen requirements

Send 0.3 mL for 1 test or 0.6 mL min for several tests from:

ANA, HEp-2 IgG
ANCA, IgG
EMA, IgA
GBM, IgG
LKM, IgG
PCA, IgG
SMA, IgG
dsDNA, IgG (Cithidia luciliae)

Storage and transportation

Frozen

Shipping information

The Hospital for Sick Children

Rapid Response Laboratory

555 University Avenue, Room 3642

Toronto, ON

Canada

M5G 1X8

Phone: 416-813-7200

Toll Free: 1-855-381-3212

Hours: 7 days/week, 24 hours/day

Requisition

Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody - requisition

Background and clinical significance

IgA anti-human tissue transglutaminase (h-tTG) antibodies in human serum. The presence of IgA anti-h-tTG antibodies, in conjunction with clinical findings and other laboratory tests, can aid in the diagnosis of the gluten sensitive enteropathies celiac disease (CD) and dermatitis herpetiformis (DH).

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