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MADL Muscle Disease Profile

Source Blood
Mnemonic MUSCLE
Specimen Requirements 1 x 3.5 mL gold top SST tube

1 mL serum
Specimen Handling Centrifuge and pour off serum.

Send serum specimen in a separate bag with a photocopy of the requisition.
Additional Information Testing for the following antibodies is included:
Jo-1 (Histidyl tRNA synthetase), Mi2, PL-7, PL-12, PM/Scl, Ku, SRP, Ro52.
Testing Location Mitogen Advanced Diagnostics Lab (Dr. Fritzler)
Testing Frequency
Alternate Name(s) Dermatomyositis; Myositis Panel; Mi2 Antibodies; Muscle Disease Profile, MADL; PL-7 Antibodies; PL-12 Antibodies; Polymyositis; Ku Antibodies.
Reference Interval