https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/laboratory-database/anti-ganglioside-antibodies-includes-gm1-gd1a-gt1b-gq1b-and-sulphatides/
Anti-ganglioside antibodies (includes GM1, GD1a, GT1b, GQ1b and sulphatides)
EPIC
Anti-ganglioside abs
Section
Immunology
Clinical indications
Found in a low proportion of patients with Guillain Barre syndrome, chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy and multifocal motor neuropathy. Because antibody incidence is low, these tests should not be a routine part of diagnosis
Specimen requirement
0.5ml serum / serum gel
Dispatch and handling instructions
Sent to National Hospital Queens square
Turnaround time
42 days
Synonym
Not applicable
Is it IS0 15189 accredited?
Yes