Test Overview
ELISA
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a disorder of recurrent vascular thrombosis associated with persistently positive anticardiolipin (aCL) or lupus anticoagulant tests. In patients with APS, anticardiolipin antibodies bind a variety of charged phospholipids, including phosphatidylethanolamine, as well as they do cardiolipin. Lupus patients also have high titers of autoantibodies to various phospholipids, including phosphatidylethanolamine.
IgG <12 U/mL; IgM <12 U/mL; IgA <12 U/mL
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.
Test Details
5 - 13 days
- Anti-Phosphatidylethanolamine Panel
- Antiphosphatidyl Ethanolamine Antibody
Specimen Requirements
Collect specimen in a red top (preferred) or SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and freeze.
Additional Information
Test sent to Mayo Clinic Laboratories; performed by Cambridge Biomedical.