Newcastle Laboratories

Leucine-rich Glioma-inactivated protein 1 (LGI-1) Antibodies

Clinical Background:

Autoantibodies against neuronal surface antigens are found in patients with autoimmune encephalopathies

Autoantibodies against neuronal surface antigens are found in patients with autoimmune encephalopathies

Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Auto-immunity

    Auto-immunity

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    serum or CSF

    serum or CSF

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    serum or CSF

    serum or CSF

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    1ml

    1ml

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    0.5ml

    0.5ml

  • Add On Test:

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 1890, and must be confirmed via email to 

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 1890, and must be confirmed via email to 

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

  • Quality Assurance:

     IfQ autoantibodies against Neuronal antigens

     IfQ autoantibodies against Neuronal antigens

  • Reference Ranges:

    Normal Range:Negative

    Normal Range:Negative

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Autoimmunology Lab

  • Routine Telephone:

    01912821890

    01912821890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

Analysed once per week

Turn Around:

10 Days

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