Do not collect in Orange tube. Allow Gold tube to sit for 30 minutes to form clot. Spin for 10 minutes at 1100-1300 g in a swing bucket unit or 15 minutes in a fixed angle to separate cells from serum. Refrigerate spun tube. Remember to properly label tube with patient name, DOB, test and collect date.
Anti-DNA is an immunoglobulin (antibody) directed against native (double-stranded) DNA. This test is ordered when there is a suspicion that the patient has symptoms suggestive of systemic lupus erythematosus or another autoimmune diseases.
Do not collect in Orange tube. Allow Gold tube to sit for 30 minutes to form clot. Spin for 10 minutes at 1100-1300 g in a swing bucket unit or 15 minutes in a fixed angle to separate cells from serum. Refrigerate spun tube. Remember to properly label tube with patient name, DOB, test and collect date.
Anti-DNA is an immunoglobulin (antibody) directed against native (double-stranded) DNA. This test is ordered when there is a suspicion that the patient has symptoms suggestive of systemic lupus erythematosus or another autoimmune diseases.
