Neurology

Anti–Recoverin Antibodies

Test details

Patients with antibodies directed against recoverin (a 23 kDa calcium-binding protein) present with visual disturbances that can rapidly progress to blindness. Seropositivity is consistent with cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR). These patients should be evaluated for an underlying small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and neuroendocrine carcinoma.

Sample type

Serum, EDTA plasma, heparin plasma, citrate plasma, CSF

Method

Immunoblot

Preparation

Fasting for at least 8-12 hours before sampling

Storage conditions

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Shipping

+2/+8°C

References
analisi anticorpi anti recettore dell'acetilcolina (AChR) - Laboratorio Euroimmun
analisi anticorpi anti recettore

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