Eurofins Biomnis code

MUSTR

Synonyms

• Anti-Myosin antibodies
• Myosin - anti-antibodies
• Skeletal muscle
• Striated muscles - anti-antibodies

Specialty

Immunology

Clinical significance

A marker for myasthenia gravis, a disease due to defective neuromuscular transmission which results in fatigue and muscular weakness. The first symptoms usually involve the eyelids. The main marker remains the presence of anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies but the presence of anti-striated muscle antibodies correlates with progression to thymoma.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum
•   Reftrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Further information

Do not send haemolysed or lipemic samples.

Methodology

Immunofluorescence

Turnaround time

2 days