Newcastle Laboratories

Anti-Ri Antibodies

Clinical Background:

Anti-Ri, a rare anti-neuronal nuclear antibody, has been documented in a few women with breast cancer or small cell lung cancer, associated with ataxia, myoclonus, and opsoclonus.

Anti-Ri, a rare anti-neuronal nuclear antibody, has been documented in a few women with breast cancer or small cell lung cancer, associated with ataxia, myoclonus, and opsoclonus.

Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Immunology

    Immunology

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    Serum or CSF

    Serum or CSF

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    serum or CSF

    serum or CSF

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    1 ml

    1 ml

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    0.5 ml

    0.5 ml

  • Special Requirement:

    None

    None

  • Freq Analysis:

    weekly

    weekly

  • Add On Test:

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

     

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

     

  • Quality Assurance:

    IfQ Autoantibodies against neuronal antigens

    IfQ Autoantibodies against neuronal antigens

  • Interpretation:

    None

    None

  • Reference Ranges:

    Normal Range: Negative.

    Normal Range: Negative.

  • Other Info:

    Reported as Negative or Positive

    Reported as Negative or Positive

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Autoimmunity Lab

  • Routine Telephone:

    0191 282 1890

    0191 282 1890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

As part of Paraneoplastic Immunoblot. Anlysed weekly

Turn Around:

10 days

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