Neuroimmunology

The service is run by the Immunology Laboratory at the Churchill Hospital in collaboration with the Neuroimmunology research group at the University of Oxford.

Neuroimmunology tests

To request a test, please complete our standard request card (pdf, 204 KB). This is suitable for Immunology and Neuroimmunology test requests.

Please do not email completed request forms as this is an insecure form of communication.

• Acetylcholine Receptor (anti-AChR; RIA) IgG
• Muscle Specific Kinase (MuSK) (anti-MuSK; RIA) IgG
• Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) (anti GAD; ELISA) IgG
• Voltage gated Ca2+ channel (anti-VGCC; RIA) IgG
• Voltage gated K+ channel (anti-VGKC; RIA) IgG
• Ganglioside GM1 (anti-GM1; ELISA) IgG and IgM (combined)
• Ganglioside GQ1b (anti-GQ1b; ELISA) IgG and IgM (combined)
• Markers for Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes Hu, Yo, Ri, Ma, Amphiphysin, CRMP5/CV2, Tr
• Myelin associated glycoprotein (MAG) (anti-MAG; ELISA) IgM
• Serum α3 ganglionic receptor, by RIA
• CSF Orexin levels

• Serum antibodies to clustered AChR and MuSK on cell lines (for detection of low affinity antibodies)
• Aquaporin-4 antibodies (NMO antibodies)
• LGI1 antibodies CASPR2 antibodies
• NMDA receptor antibodies
• GABAb receptor and AMPA receptor 1/2 antibodies
• Glycine Receptor antibodies
• Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies