Goblet cells autoantibodies
| Material: | 1 ml serum |
| Methods: | Ligandenassays → Immunfluoreszenzassay (IFA) | Reference range | < 1:10 Titre |
| Indication | Diagnosis of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis) |
| Please note | Antibodies against goblet cells are highly specific for colitis ulcerosa (Specificity 100 %, Sensitivity 28 %). Additionally, pANCA can be found within 60-80 % of the patients with ulcerative colitis. |
| External services | ja Klinisch-immunologisches Labor Dr. Stöcker |
