Sample type guide
A Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)
B Gold Vacutainer, SST/Gel anticoagulant, 5ml
Profile details
- Full Blood Count (FBC)
- ESR
- Uric Acid (Serum)
- Anti-Nuclear Autoantibodies
- DNA (Double Stranded) Antibodies IgG
- Antibodies to Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA):
- Anti-nRNP
- Anti-Sm
- Anti-Ro (SS-A)
- Anti-La (SS-B)
- Anti-Jo-1
- Anti-Scl 70
- Anti-CENP
- Rheumatoid Factor (Latex test)
- Anti-CCP Antibodies
- HLA B27
- C Reactive Protein (CRP)
- CENP-B