Test/Investigation
Voltage gated Calcium Channel Antibodies
Site(s) or Laboratory offering Test/Investigation
Referral laboratory
Also Known as/Frequency of Test
VGCC, LEMS; Voltage gated Ca2+ Antibodies
Indications
The assay is positive in approximately 85% of patients with the Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome (with or without small cell lung carcinoma SCLC) and in about 30% of Cerebellar ataxia with SCLC.
Sample type
Serum
Turnaround times (TAT) Urgent/Routine/GP or OPD
4 weeks
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