Anti-retina antibodies - serum

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Eurofins Biomnis code

RECOV

Synonyms
  • Anti-recoverin antibodies
  • CAR antigen
  • Neurons
Specialty

Immunology


Clinical significance

Anti-retinal / recoverin antibodies can be observed after retinopathy leading to rapidly progressing unilateral blindness. This sometimes precedes discovery of small cell lung cancer. The antigen target is the CAR antigen.

Preanalytics
  • A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Methodology

Immunodot

Turnaround time

3 days


Testing Laboratory

Biomnis Lyon