Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies (Blood) for LabPlus

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Testing Laboratory

Auckland Te Toka Tumai | Auckland Hospital

Department

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Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

GBMA

Test Code (Numeric Code)

7377

Laboratory Handling

Phlebotomy

Urgent GBM requests during normal working hours (8:00am-3:00pm Mon-Fri) must be clearly marked urgent and phoned through to the immunology laboratory. If the request is not phoned the sample will be treated as routine. Urgent GBM requests outside normal working hours are not available onsite at Waitemata DHB. Clinicians must contact LabPlus to get this test pre-approved by the LabPlus Immunopathologist.

Laboratory

Spin and store in “GBM” rack in ns Biochemistry freezer.

Sample Stability

48 hours

Synonyms

GBM Antibodies

Turnaround Time

7 days

Specimen Type

  • Serum

Specimen Type

  • Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • SST II (Gold Cap)
Preferred
  • SST II (Gold Cap)
Acceptable
  • Plain (Red Top)
Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

0.5

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • SST II (Gold Cap)
Acceptable
  • Plain (Red Top)
Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

0.4

Last updated: 05/05/2026