Pathology Handbook

Recent changes for Anti Skin Basement Membrane antibodies
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
8th October 2025	Laboratory	Anatomical Pathology	Haematology

Alternative Names:

Basement Membrane Zone
BMZ
Intercellular Substance
ICS antibodies
Basement Membrane autoantibody

Laboratory:

Haematology

Test Code:

SKIN

Specimen Types:

Serum

Container Types:

SST

Adults Volume or Mass:

9 mL

Minimum/Paediatric Volume or Mass:

2 mL

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

RoomTemp within Alfred/Esky from External sites
Use Esky from SDMH or CGMC to Alfred

Use Esky from Northern Health to Alfred

Assay Frequency:

Weekly

External Laboratory:

St Vincent's Pathology

Additional Notes:

Resulting: Report scanned to PathNet by Haematology/Immunology Scientist