CENTROMERE ANTIBODY:
Why Centromere Antibody Test?
CLINICAL INFORMATION
Centromere Antibodies helps primarily to diagnose the auto-immune disorder limited to cutaneous scleroderma, a form of systemic scleroderma and CREST syndrome. ACA are auto-antibodies specific to centromeres. They occur in some autoimmune diseases, frequently in systemic scleroderma (formerly called CREST syndrome). ACA is a positive test for systemic scleroderma and involves cutaneous involvement and can cause lung fibrosis. ACAs are also found associated with primary biliary cirrhosis with portal hypertension.
General Instructions:
Sample Requirement: Specimen - Blood sample collected from the vein. Test Preparation: None.
NOTE - Sample for specimen collections may vary based on the patient’s condition/cases according to the patient’s presenting complaints/signs or symptoms:
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT (Special or Rare Cases) - As instructed and guided by Physician / Clinician / Pathologist / as per Laboratory’s requirements, according to procedures and protocols.
Sample Requirement: Blood Sample taken from the vein
Test Preparation: None
This Multi-Specialty Clinical Referral Laboratory RT DIAGNOSTICS provides precise and accurate tests with an extensive range of testing services to the medical centers to help in the diagnosis and identification of pathology in the test specimens for infectious diseases and also to evaluate the function of organ systems of the patient. It prevents further complications and helps to stabilize and restore health to near normalcy at the earliest without delay.
