Test Category: Immunology
Investigation Name:HMG Co AR Antibodies (3-hydroxy-3- methylglutaryl-Coenzyme-A reductase)
Alias or Abbreviation:HMGCoA
Intro:
Indication:Inflammatory myopathies.
Further information:
Also known as: HMG; Statin associated myopathy; necrotising myopathy.
HMG antibodies are associated with immune-mediated necrotising myopathy which is often, though not always, associated with the use of statins.
Pathology Laboratory:Immunology Laboratory
Requestable Seperately?Yes
Expected Turnaround Time:14 working days.
Test Code:HMGC
Sample Type:
Serum Gel Tube (Gold top)Complex Reference Range:Negative = <14.9 CU/mL
Equivocal = 15-24.9 CU/mL
Positive = >25.0 CU/mL
Reference Laboratory Details:Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
Referred to Another Laboratory?Yes
Storage Requirements:Ambient temperature
Posting Address / Requirements:1st class post/ Trust transport
Lead Contact Details:Clinical queries email:
rwh-tr.bcpsimmunologyclinicalqueries@nhs.net
Email Address For Chasing Results:rwh-tr.ImmunologyLab@nhs.net
Site Sample Tested:Immunology, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Contact Number:01902695279
