Clinical background:
Liver-Kidney Microsomal (LKM) antibody is associated with liver disease, especially drug induced hepatitis.
Specimen container paediatric:
Serum-Plain tube
Specimen container adult:
Serum-SST
Minimum volume paediatric:
0.5 ml
Minimum volume adult:
1 ml
Special requirements:
None
Freq analysis:
Daily
Add on test:
All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to[email protected]
Quality assurance:
UK NEQAS for General Autoimmune Serology
Interpretation:
None
Reference ranges:
Normal Range: Negative
Other info:
LKM antibody is detected on the Liver Autoantibodies screen. The absence of a specific comment on a request for Liver Autoantibodies indicates that LKM has not been detected. This antibody may be confirmed or identified initially on the Extended Liver Autoantibody assay.