Ordering Recommendation

Recommended for the evaluation of autoimmune liver disease or hepatitis of unknown etiology.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Serum separator tube.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, or lipemic specimens.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Performed

Sun, Tue, Thu

Reported

1-4 days

Reference Interval

Test Number
Components
Reference Interval
  Soluble Liver Antigen Antibody, IgG 24.9 U or less

Interpretive Data

The presence of SLA antibodies has almost 100% specificity for autoimmune hepatitis, although only 12-30% have these antibodies.  Thus, a negative SLA IgG test does not rule out autoimmune hepatitis.


Component
Interpretation
Soluble Liver Antigen Antibody, IgG 20.0 Units or less              Negative
20.1-24.9                          Equivocal
25.0 Units or greater         Positive

Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

83516

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0055235 Soluble Liver Antigen Antibody, IgG 38420-6
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Aliases

  • Anti-SLA-LP
  • Anti-SLA/LP
Soluble Liver Antigen Antibody, IgG