Soluble Liver Antigen Antibody, IgG




Test Mnemonic

LIVSOL

CPT Codes

  • 83516 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

38420-6

Performing Laboratory

ARUP


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) Refrigerated 

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.5 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
AmbientAfter separation from cells: 2 days
RefrigeratedAfter separation from cells: 2 weeks
FrozenAfter separation from cells: 1 year

Days Performed

Sun, Tue, Thu

Turnaround Time

2 - 6 days

Methodology

Name Description
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) 

Reference Range

Soluble Liver Antigen Antibody, IgG
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       Negative: 0.0 - 20.0 U 
       Equivocal: 20.1 - 24.9 U 
       Positive: > = 25 U 

Special Info

Unacceptable: hemolyzed, lipemic, contaminated, or heat-inactivated samples.

Clinical Info

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.

Clinical Limitation

n/a

Clinical Reference

n/a