The main purpose of this Manual is to provide useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and to facilitate interpretation of results.
Contains a comprehensive listing of all genes from the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database alongside laboratories and tests available in the country.
A manual for the process of macroscopic dissection in Anatomical Pathology laboratories.
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Keywords: Adrenal antibody
5 mL blood in plain tube.
Indirect IF with primate adrenal substrate.
Qualitative test. Positive result is significant.
Used in diagnosis of autoimmune adrenal failure.
To predict risk of adrenal failure in patients with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type I.
Adrenal antibodies are present in 70 % of patients with autoimmune Addison's disease and in < 5 % of those with Addison's disease due to other causes.
May be present in patients with other autoimmune disease.
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