| Name | lupus anticoagulant |
| Specimen requirements | 5 ml of citrate plasma |
| Procedure remarks | Stable at room temperature for approx. 4 h; platelet-poor plasma - centrifuge immediately. |
| Storage and transport | deep-frozen transport and storage |
| Clinical utility | suspicions of antiphospholipid syndrome, recurrent thrombosis, recurrent miscarriages |
| Methodology | turbidimetry |
| Reference ranges | < 1.2 |
| Diagnostic recommendation | purposeful additionally: Cardiolipin antibodies, IgG and cardiolipin antibodies, IgM, as well as AAB against beta-2 glycoprotein 1 |
| Remarks | Testing currently takes place in a contract laboratory |