Eurofins Biomnis code

PEAU

Synonyms

• Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody
• Basement membrane + intercellular substance - anti-antibodies
• Desmosomes - anti-antibodies
• Epidermal - anti-antibodies
• Intercellular substance + basement membrane - anti-antibodies
• Pemphigus
• Phemphigoïde bulleuse
• Skin - anti-antibodies
• [To be translated]

Specialty

Immunology

Clinical significance

This includes two distinct types: - anti-basement membrane antibodies associated with bullous pemphigoid; - anti-extracellular matrix antibodies associated with pemphigus. Both these diseases involve blistering of the skin.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum (do not use 10 mL tube)
•   Reftrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Further information

Not to be confused with anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

Methodology

Immunofluorescence

Turnaround time

2 days