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Alternative Names:

Basement Membrane Zone
BMZ
Intercellular Substance
ICS antibodies
Basement Membrane autoantibody

Laboratory:

Anatomical Pathology

Test Code:

SKIN

Registration Instructions:

Sendaway: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Biochemistry

Registration: Performed by Alfred CSP

Process & Dispatch: Performed by Alfred CSP

Authorisation: Approved sendaway test. Doctor request sufficient.

Specimen Types:

Serum

Container Types:

SST

Adults Volume or Mass:

9 mL

Minimum/Paediatric Volume or Mass:

2 mL

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge
Store at 4'C

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

External Transport Instructions:

Send at ambient temperature