Newcastle Laboratories

Purkinje cell Antibody

Clinical Background:

Purkinje cell (also known as Anti-Yo) antibodies are associated with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. They are most commonly associated with carcinoma of the breast and Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

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Purkinje cell (also known as Anti-Yo) antibodies are associated with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. They are most commonly associated with carcinoma of the breast and Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

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Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Immunology

    Immunology

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    Serum-SST

    Serum-SST

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    Serum-Plain tube

    Serum-Plain tube

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    1 ml

    1 ml

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    1 ml

    1 ml

  • Special Requirement:

    None

    None

  • Freq Analysis:

    Fortnightly

    Fortnightly

  • 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:

    UK NEQAS for Paraneoplastic Antibodies

    UK NEQAS for Paraneoplastic Antibodies

  • Interpretation:

    None

    None

  • Reference Ranges:

    Normal Range: Negative

    Normal Range: Negative

  • Other Info:

    Reported as Negative, Weakly positive, Positive, or Strongly positive.

    Reported as Negative, Weakly positive, Positive, or Strongly positive.

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Autoimmunity Lab

  • Routine Telephone:

    0191 282 1890

    0191 282 1890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

Purkinje cell antibodies are tested on a fortnightly basis.

Turn Around:

15 working days

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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