53715-9LOINC 2.82
Paraneoplastic Ab [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Immunoblot
Paraneoplastic Ab CSF Ql IB
Definition
- Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Cerobrospinal Fluid (CSF) Qualitative test by Immunoblot (Western Blot). Western blot testing is indicated in the infrequent situation that interference by coexisting nonneuronal-specific autoantibodies precludes IFA (Immunofluorescence Assay) interpretation. It is not cost-effective for routine serological screening. Information from Mayo Medical Laboratory, https://mmlaccess.com, accessed 2008 02 18. Paraneoplastic syndromes are autoantibody-mediated neurologic disorders associated with underlying tumors. These syndromes arise when systemic tumors express antigens normally found only in neural tissues.
Component
- Paraneoplastic Ab
Specimen / system
- CSF
Class
- SERO
Property
- PrThr
Scale
- Ord
Method
- IB
Related names
- ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; Blt; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Immune blot; Immunobl; Immunoblot; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; RIBA; Screen; Serology; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; WB; WBLOT; West blot; West blt; Western blot
Index terms
- ABS
- Aby
- Antby
- Anti
- Antibodies
- Antibody
- Autoantibodies
- Autoantibody
- Blt
- Cerebral spinal fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fl
- Immune blot
- Immunobl
- Immunoblot
- Ordinal
- Point in time
- PR
- QL
- Qual
- Qualitative
- Random
- RIBA
- Screen
- Serology
- Spinal Fl
- Spinal Fld
- Spinal Flu
- Spinal Fluid
- WB
- WBLOT
- West blot
- West blt
- Western blot