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Dermatology Profile ELISA

Alternative Names:BP180
BP230
Collagen Type VII
Envoplakin
Laboratory:Haematology
Test Code:DERM PROF
Specimen Types:Serum
Container Types:
SST
Adults Volume or Mass:8 mL
Minimum/Paediatric Volume or Mass:5 mL
Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

Please transport at 4 degrees C. 

Assay Frequency:Weekly
External Laboratory:St Vincent's Pathology
Additional Notes:

Dermatology Profile ELISA tests for 6 different autoantibodies (BP180, BP230, desmoglein1, desmoglein3, Envoplakin and collagen typeVII) for the diagnosis of bullous autoimmune dermatoses (pemphigoid, pemphigus diseases including paraneoplastic pemphigus and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita).