Calcium channel antibody

Referred to Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services, Frimley Park Hospital Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, Surrey GU16 7UJ
 

Alternative names, keywords

Voltage-gated Ca channel antibody, anti VGCC

Samples required

Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube). Smaller tubes are available for paediatric samples.

Test indications

 

Test information

IgG, detected by RIA

Reference range

< 45 pM negative
45 - 100 pM low positive
> 100 pM positive

Disease associations:

Lambert-Eaton Syndrome (with or without SCLC): > 85%

Cerebellar ataxia associated with SCLC: around 30%

Turnaround time

Referral lab quotes turnaround time of 25 days, however additional time must be allowed for packing, dispatch and delivery of sample, and return and processing of results.

Enquiries

Immunology (Referrals)