Voltage-Gated Calcium-Channel Antibodies
Clinical Background:
Voltage-gated calcium-channel antibodies are IgG antibodies against the pre-synaptic calcium channel on the nerve terminal and are found in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS).
Voltage-gated calcium-channel antibodies are IgG antibodies against the pre-synaptic calcium channel on the nerve terminal and are found in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS).
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:
1 ml
1 ml
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Special Requirement:
None
None
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Add On Test:
All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 4766, and must be confirmed via email to nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net
All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 4766, and must be confirmed via email to nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net
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Interpretation:
None
None
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Reference Ranges:
Normal Range: 0 - 45 pM
Normal Range: 0 - 45 pM
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Other Info:
Reported as Negative or a numerical value for Positive samples.
Reported as Negative or a numerical value for Positive samples.
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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: