Newcastle Laboratories

Hypocretin (orexin)

Clinical Background:

Peptide that is severely reduced or absent in narcolepsy with cataplexy

Peptide that is severely reduced or absent in narcolepsy with cataplexy

Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Immunology

    Immunology

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    CSF in plain universal container

    CSF in plain universal container

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    CSF in plain universal container

    CSF in plain universal container

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    2 mL 

    2 mL 

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    2 mL 

    2 mL 

  • Transport Requirements:

    First class post

    First class post

  • Add On Test:

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

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

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

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

  • Routine Contact Name:


    Autoimmunity Lab

  • Routine Telephone:


    0191 282 1890


    0191 282 1890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

Sample sent to an external laboratory for analysis.

Turn Around:

8 weeks

Send To:

Department of Blood Sciences

Level 3
Leazes Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP

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