44794-6
Aquaporin 4 water channel IgG Ab [Titer] in Serum or Plasma by Immunofluorescence
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LP39188-5 Aquaporin 4 water channel Ab.IgG
The water channel aquaporin 4 (AQP4) receptor regulates the water homeostasis in the central nervous system (CNS). Autoantibodies to the AQP4 receptor bind to the receptor and cause neuromyelitis optica (NMO) which is an idiopathic, severe, demyelinating disease of the CNS that primarily affects the optic nerve and spinal cord. Before the discovery of the AQP4 receptor antibody NMO was often misdiagnosed as a variant of multiple sclerosis (MS). With improved clinical laboratory tests and distinct immunological and pathological attributes the two diseases are less often confused. Distinguishing MS and NMO is especially important because they have different treatments. Treatment for NMO includes corticosteroids and plasmapheresis; typical medications used to treat MS, such as beta-interferon and glatiramer acetate are not effective against NMO. During the disease process, the aquaporin 4 receptor antibody binds to the aquaporin 4 receptor initiating the activation of complement, inflammatory demyelination and necrosis. Eighty to ninety percent of patients with NMO experience recurrent episodes of optic neuritis and myelitis. Many patients with NMO also have other autoimmune diseases including thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus
and Sjogren's syndrome. PMID: 17706564 Detection of APQ4-IgG is indicative of a relapsing disease. Immediate treatment with immunosuppressive drugs reduces the frequency and disability of future attacks. [http://labmed.ucsf.edu/labmanual/db/dataall/tests/1424.html]
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Aquaporin 4 water channel Ab.IgG
- Property
- Titr
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- SemiQn
- Method
- IF
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Aquaporin 4 water channel IgG Ab [Titer] in Serum or Plasma by Immunofluorescence
- Short Name
- AQP4 H2O channel IgG Titr SerPl IF
- Display Name
- Aquaporin 4 water channel IgG IF [Titer]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Aquaporin 4 water channel IgG antibody, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- SERO
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.17
- Last Updated
- Version 2.75 (MAJ)
- Change Reason
- Release 2.67: COMPONENT: Updated "receptor" to "water channel" per current scientific nomenclature
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 10470
Member of these Groups Get Info
LOINC Group | Group Name |
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LG17838-0 | Aquaporin 4 water channel Ab.IgG| |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Δίαυλος ύδατος ακουαπορίνης 4 Αντισώματα IgG: Synonyms: Titr Ανοσοσφαιρίνη G Δίαυλος ύδατος ακουαπορίνης 4 Νερό |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Acuaporina 4 canal de agua Ab.IgG: |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Receptor de Acuaporina 4 IgG: Synonyms: Semicuantitativo |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Canal de l'eau Aquaporin 4, IgG: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Aquaporine 4 récepteur anticorps IgG: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Acquaporina 4, canale idrico Ab.IgG: Synonyms: anticorpi IgG anticorpo Canale idrico dell''acquaporina 4 Immunofluorescenza (IF) Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Sierologia (anticorpi e la maggior parte degli ant Titolo |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | aquaporine 4 waterkanaal As.IgG: Synonyms: antistof; |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Neuromyelitis optica Ac.IgG: Synonyms: ; |
uk-UA | Ukrainian (Ukraine) | Аквапорин-4 водний канал Антитіла. IgG: Synonyms: ABS; |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 水通道蛋白 4 受体 抗体.IgG: Synonyms: Ab.IgG; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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{titer} | Example UCUM Units |
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