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Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Antibodies

Ordering information:

PLEASE NOTE : This test is not covered by a Medicare rebate - a $120 fee will be sent to the patient involved.

Antibodies to VGCC are associated with Cerebellar ataxia and Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS).

Alternate names:

Calcium Channel Ab, VGCC, Voltage gated Ca 2+

Laboratory:

Referred Test

Test Code:

VGCC

Specimen types:

Serum

Container types:

Serum tube with gel

Collection Instructions:

Transport specimen at Room Temperature to lab

Minimum Adult Volume:

1 mL

Paediatric Minimum Volume:

1 mL

Frequency:

Monthly

Result Turnaround Time:

4-6 weeks

Reference Interval:

<30 pM

Laboratory Use Only

Storage Instructions:

Due to the batching process for transport , aliquot and freeze samples upon receipt .

External Laboratory:

Royal Brisbane & Womens Hospital

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