Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies, Blood (Referred Out) - Saskatoon

Overview

Description

Test ordering requirements

Forms required

• Copy of requisition MUST accompany specimen to SPH laboratory
• Fill in the ‘Other tests’ location on the Acute Care Phlebotomy Requisition Form

Clearance required

• Contact Biochemist On Call through RUH switchboard to have this test approved

Alias

• ASCA IgG and IgA antibodies
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease Profile

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

• Serum

Specimen collection container

• Preferred collection container: Gold (gel)
• Alternative collection container: Red (non-gel)

Required volume

• Optimal volume: Full 5.0 mL collection tube
• Minimum volume: 1.0 mL

(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)

Rejection criteria

• ​Specimen received where the collection protocols were not followed
• Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria

Performance

Days/times performed

​Availability	Shipped Tuesdays and Thursdays
Testing site	Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Mitogen Laboratories, Calgary, AB

 

Maximum laboratory time

Results reporting

• 5 day turn around time by testing laboratory

Other information

Additional comments

• Both Anti-Saccharomyces IgA and Anti-Saccharomyces IgG are performed on all specimens

Last Updated: January 9, 2026