Anti-Neuronal Nuclear Antibody
Clinical Background:
Anti-Neuronal Nuclear Antibodies are also known as Hu antibodies and are specific for neuronal cell nuclei. They may be found in patients with paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy or encephalomyelitis...
Anti-Neuronal Nuclear Antibodies are also known as Hu antibodies and are specific for neuronal cell nuclei. They may be found in patients with paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy or encephalomyelitis associated with small cell carcinoma of the lung.
Test Details
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Discipline:
Immunology
Immunology
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Specimen Container Adult:
Serum-SST
Serum-SST
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Specimen Container Paediatric:
Serum-Plain tube
Serum-Plain tube
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Minimum Volume Adult:
1 ml
1 ml
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Minimum Volume Paediatric:
0.5 ml
0.5 ml
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Special Requirement:
None
None
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Freq Analysis:
Fortnightly
Fortnightly
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Add On Test:
All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to the appropriate email address
All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to the appropriate email address
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Quality Assurance:
UK NEQAS for Paraneoplastic Antibodies
UK NEQAS for Paraneoplastic Antibodies
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Interpretation:
None
None
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Reference Ranges:
Normal Range: Negative
Normal Range: Negative
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Other Info:
Reported as Negative, Weakly positive, Positive, or Strongly positive.
Reported as Negative, Weakly positive, Positive, or Strongly positive.
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Routine Contact Name:
Autoimmunity Lab
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Routine Telephone:
0191 282 1890
0191 282 1890
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Routine Email: