https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/laboratory-database/extractable-nuclear-antigens/
Extractable nuclear antigens
EPIC
ANA/dsDNA/ENA
Section
Immunology
Clinical indications
If ANA positive ENA screen will be done: Includes Ro, La, Sm, RNP, Jo-1, Scl-70, centromere. If screen positive, sample will be sent to Royal London for typing. Not quantitative. ENAs may evolve during the course of paediatric connective tissue disease
Specimen requirement
ANA sample serum /serum gel. Serological assays may be affected by icteric/lipaemic/haemolysed samples. These should be avoided if possible
Dispatch and handling instructions
In house/ sent to Royal London
Turnaround time
Screen: 8 days
Type: 28 days
Synonym
Not applicable
Is it IS0 15189 accredited?
Yes