Voltage-gated Potassium Channel Antibody
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Department: Immunology Requirement: None Turnaround Time: 21 days |
Potassium channel antbodies are found in patients with acquired neuromyotonia (40-50%), Morvan's syndrome, limbic encephalitis (paraneoplastic and idiopathic), as well as patients with facio-brachial dystonic seizures (FBDS). Both Morvan's and Limbic Enceophalitis can be associated with thymoma or small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC).
Other Comments:
0-69 pML-1 = Negative • 70-130 pML-1 = Equivocal • >130 pML-1 = Positive