Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. : DLS is Hawaii's locally owned clinical and diagnostic testing medical lab

Ordering Code	8308
Test Name	Anti-MDA-5 Ab (CADM-140)(RDL)
Alias	Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis antibody 140 kd (CADM-140)
Preferred Specimen	Serum
Preferred Container	SST (Gold)
Other Specimen/Container	Red (Plain)
Optimum Volume	1 mL
Collection Instructions	Separate serum from cells within one hour of collection. Transfer to a plastic transport tube before shipping. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Handling Instructions	Testing is performed at Esoterix Inc. ESECF# 173
Transport Requirements	Oahu: Frozen Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability	Ambient: 7 Days Refrigerated: 14 Days Frozen: 60 Days
Rejection Criteria	Grossly hemolyzed, Bacterial contamination, Lipemic specimen, Icteric specimen, Non-serum specimen types
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	14 - 21 days
Methodology	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Reference Lab	Rheumatology Diagnostics Lab

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 20, 2024.

Component	Age	Male Norm	Male Critical Low	Male Critical High	Female Norm	Female Critical High	Female Critical Low	Units	Add'l info
Anti-MDA-5 Ab (CADM-140)(RDL)	ALL								See report.