NMOSD

Department

Immunology

Delphic Registration Code

NMO

Turnaround Time

3 weeks

Specimen Type

• Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Serum (Red Cap)

Preferred if West Coast

• SST II (Gold Cap)

Acceptable

• SST II (Gold Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4

No of Samples Required

1

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Serum (Red Cap)

Acceptable

• SST II (Gold Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4

Aliquot Instructions

Transport to Lab

Ambient (8 - 24 degrees Celsius)

Test Method

Indirect immunofluorescence using transfected HEK cells.
Serum screened at 1:10
CSF screened neat

Non-Funded Test Cost

$272.48 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

8316

Additional Costing Information

NMO will also be tested on MOG requests.
MOG (myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein) antibodies have been reported in some children (but few adults) with ADEM or MS, and more recently, in patients with neuromyelitis optica negative for NMO (AQP4) antibodies (Kitley, Woodhall et al Neurology 2012)
Negative NMO-IgG does not exclude the presence of a neuromyelitis optica (NMO)-related disease. NMO-IgG has a sensitivity and specificity of 60-75% and 90-99% respectively for NMO-related diseases (Jacob et al., J Neuroimmunology 187:126-138, 2007)

Contact Information

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