Indication
Suspicion of paraneoplastic syndrome and ambiguous forms of neuropathy.
Method
Immunoblot.
Answer
Serum: The result is reported as negative, borderline or positive with a value (blot intensity).
CSF: The result is reported as negative or positive
Interpretation
Antibodies against Titin can be detected in patients with myasthenia gravis and is associated with thymoma.
Indikation
Misstanke om Myastenia gravis och thymom.
Metod
Immunoblot.
Svar
Serum: Resultatet anges som negativt, gränsvärde eller positivt med värde (blot intensitet).
Likvor: Resultatet anges som negativt eller positivt.
Tolkning
Antikroppar mot Titin kan påvisas hos patienter med Myastenia Gravis och är associerat med thymom.