Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Antibodies
Assay |
Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Antibodies |
Key Words |
Voltage gated calcium channel antibodies VGCC |
Specimen Collection |
Serum (Brown) |
Turnaround time |
21 days
This test is referred to another centre: Churchill Hospital Old Road Headington Oxford OX3 7LE 0300 304 7777
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Test indications |
These antibodies are found in patients with paraneoplastic neuromuscular disorder Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). This is usually associated with small cell carcinoma of the lung, but occasionally LEMS can develop before a carcinoma is apparent (40% have VGCC Ab). Very occasionally LEMS can develop without carcinoma. |
Methodology |
Contact referral laboratory |
Interferences |
Contact referral laboratory |
Reference Range |
Negative = <45 pM Low Positive = 45-100 pM Positive = >100 pM |
Analytical error |
Contact referral laboratory |
Reference change value |
N/A |