LOINC display name : Paraneoplastic Ab IB Ql (CSF);
LOINC long common name : Paraneoplastic Ab [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Immunoblot;
LOINC short name : Paraneoplastic Ab CSF Ql IB;
LOINC description : Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Cerobrospinal Fluid (CSF) Qualitative test by Immunoblot
(Western Blot). Western blot testing is indicated in the infrequent situation that
interference by coexisting nonneuronal-specific autoantibodies precludes IFA (Immunofluorescence
Assay) interpretation. It is not cost-effective for routine serological screening.
Information from Mayo Medical Laboratory, https://mmlaccess.com, accessed 2008 02
18. Paraneoplastic syndromes are autoantibody-mediated neurologic disorders associated
with underlying tumors. These syndromes arise when systemic tumors express antigens
normally found only in neural tissues.;
Has component