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Alternative Names:

IgG F-Actin autoantibodies
F-Actin autoantibodies

Laboratory:

Anatomical Pathology

Test Code:

F-ACTIN

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:

0.5 mL

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge
Store at 4'C

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

Room Temperature
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