Product Name | Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody (ACHRAB® Assay) - RIA |
Catalog-No. | RA001/25 or RA105/100 |
Description | Radio Receptor Assay for the Determination of Autoantibodies against the Acetylcholin Receptor |
Format | 25 or 100 Determinations |
Procedure | sample: 5 µl patient serum first incubation: 2 hours at room temperature second incubation: 30 min at room temperature or alternatively 2 - 20 hour at 2 - 8°C |
Clinical Fields | Neurology, Immunology, Autoimmune Diseases |
Diseases | Myasthenia gravis (ocular and generalized form) |
Normal Value | Healthy blood donors <0.15 nmol/l; patients with other autoimmune diseases <0.25 nmol/l; equivocal 0.25 - 0.4 nmol/l |
Specificity | 95-99 % of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis; 55-70% of patients with ocular myasthenia gravis |
Sensitivity | 0.05 nmol/l bungarotoxin binding |