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Department

Referred Work
SKM

Preferred Sample Type

Skeletal Muscle antibodies

Suitable Specimen Types

  • Serum
2 ml

Sample Processing in Laboratory

Usual

Sample Preparation

usual

Turnaround Time

up to 14 days

Sample Stability

Stored at 40C

Skeletal Muscle antibodies

General Information

Striated muscle antibodies are present in some patients with myasthenia gravis, almost all patients (80-100%) of patients with thymoma are positive and can be used as a screening test for the presence of thymoma in myasthenia.

Patient Preparation

none

Reference Range

Negative

Specifications

  • EQA Scheme?: No
  • EQA Status:

    No EQA scheme available