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Immunology

Our Immunology department helps to diagnose patients with allergies, defective immune systems and autoimmune diseases. This includes testing for thyroid disease, coeliac disease and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Immunology also performs tests which detect hidden tuberculosis (TB) infection, and there are numerous research programmes underway, looking at allergy, HIV infection, immune deficiency, vaccine responses and immune function.

Our Immunology department provides a molecular service and is working with suppliers to develop an extensive sequencing service to assist in disease monitoring and response to therapies.

Our Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics laboratory performs tissue typing and crossmatching for kidney and bone marrow transplant patients and donors. We test the blood of potential transplant recipients for antibodies and compare them with those of potential donors to avoid rejection of the organ. We also perform the HLA-B27 test to confirm a suspected diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis or reactive arthritis.

This is a regional service, including out-of-hours donor typing, and we work closely with laboratories in other trusts to ensure the on-going support for transplant patients across the region. This extensive programme includes pre-and post-transplant testing, and monitoring of patients.

Please see Specialist Laboratories – Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

The clinical staff responsible for clinical advice, diagnostic and interpretative services are:

Immunology Lead: Dr Peter Kelleher B.A. M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O: University of Dublin. M.R.C.P. (Ireland) Ph.D. Pathology: Imperial College University of London FRCPath

Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Director: Arthi Anand

Urgent Tests

Samples to be performed urgently must be discussed with the Infection and Immunity laboratory within working hours (9.00am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday) on 020331 10130 (in the case of Virological investigations, with a Medical Virologist on 020331 10138 or 020331 10139).

If eligibility for same day testing is agreed, these must be in the laboratory at Charing Cross by the time specified by the lab team (according to details of the test).

Test Add Ons

Add on tests can be requested by contacting the Infection and Immunity laboratory directly by phone within working hours (9.00am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday) on 020 331 10130 or via email to [email protected]

Abnormal test results

In the Virology and Infection and Immunity department there is no specific list for abnormal test results that gets called out to general practitioners (GP). The existing procedure is that some tests have been built to appear on the call back queue or Clinvue for review.

Comments are added where necessary and the GP may be called where it is clinically relevant to call the GP such as positive Hep B IgM and a GBM positive result and first time positive patients for Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. In Microbiology there are certain investigations that meet these criteria. The following will be telephoned out or emailed to the GP practice at the discretion of Microbiology Medical staff:

  1. Highly significant culture results such as Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  2. Multi-drug resistant organisms with limited treatment options
  3. Positive acid and alcohol fast microscopy and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex culture

If clinical advice on any Microbiology result is required, please contact the Microbiology Medical Staff on 07827904038.

Immunology test database

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Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies
Adrenal cortex antibodies
Allergen Specific IgE
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) MPO, PR3 and ANCA IIF
Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) Screen & ANA Hep2 immunofluorescence (IIF)
Autoimmune Encephalitis Antibodies (LGI1, CASPR2, NMDA, DPPX, AMPA1/2, GABA B)
Autoimmune Myositis antibody screen
Basal ganglia antibodies (ABGA)
Beta 2-glycoprotein 1 antibodies (B2GP1)
Cardiac muscle antibodies
Cardiolipin antibodies (ACL)
CD4 T cell count
Centromere antibodies
Coeliac screen/ Tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTg) IgA, TTG IgG
Complement C1 esterase inhibitor levels and function (C1 inhibitor)
Complement C1Q antibodies
Complement C3 and C4
Complement C3 nephritic factor
Complement Factor H and Factor I
Complement, AP50 total alternative pathway & CH50/THC total classical pathway function
Cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies
Double-stranded DNA IgG antibodies, quantitative & qualitative (dsDNA, CLIFT)
ENA (Extractable nuclear antigen) antibodies
Endomysial IgA antibodies
GAD (glutamic acid decarboxylase) antibodies
Ganglioside antibodies
Gastric parietal cell antibodies (GPCA)
Glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies
Haemophilus type b (Hib) antibodies
Histone antibodies
Immunoglobulin E, IgE Total
Immunoglobulin-G subclasses (IgG1-4)
Insulin IgG antibodies
Intrinsic factor antibodies
Islet cell antibodies
Jo-1 antibodies
Liver autoantibodies immunoblot
Liver autoantibody Screen/ Liver Kidney Stomach (LKS) Screen
Liver kidney microsomal (LKM) antibodies
Lymphocyte function
Lymphocyte subsets (TBNK)
MAG (Myelin Associated Glycoprotein antibodies)
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)
Mitochondrial antibodies
MOG Antibody
MuSK antibodies
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) antibodies (quantitative)/ANCA MPO
Neuromyelitis optica/NMO (Aquaporin 4) Antibody
Neutrophil function (neutrophil burst, DHR)
Ovarian antibodies
Parathyroid antibodies
Pemphigus and pemphigoid (epidermal) antibodies
PLA2R antibodies (Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor Antibody)
Pneumococcal antibodies
Pneumococcal serotypes
PR3 (proteinase 3) antibodies/ ANCA PR3
Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) panel
Rheumatoid Factors (RF) IgM
Salivary duct antibodies
Scl-70 (topoisomerase I) antibodies
Smooth muscle antibodies
Striated (skeletal) muscle antibodies
T-cell activation markers
TB ELISPOT
TB QuantiFERON – TB Gold (Interferon gamma release assay) IGRA
Tetanus antibodies
Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) IgG antibodies
Thyroid stimulating hormone/ thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) antibodies
Tissue transglutaminase TTG IgA antibodies
TNF drug levels & Anti-TNF drug neutralising antibodies (Infliximab, Adalimumab, Etanercept)
Tryptase (mast cell tryptase) serum
Vedolizumab (anti-α4β7) Trough level
Voltage gated calcium antibodies (VGC, calcium channel antibodies)
Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies
Adrenal cortex antibodies
Allergen Specific IgE
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) MPO, PR3 and ANCA IIF
Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) Screen & ANA Hep2 immunofluorescence (IIF)
Autoimmune Encephalitis Antibodies (LGI1, CASPR2, NMDA, DPPX, AMPA1/2, GABA B)
Autoimmune Myositis antibody screen
Basal ganglia antibodies (ABGA)
Beta 2-glycoprotein 1 antibodies (B2GP1)
Cardiac muscle antibodies
Cardiolipin antibodies (ACL)
CD4 T cell count
Centromere antibodies
Coeliac screen/ Tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTg) IgA, TTG IgG
Complement C1 esterase inhibitor levels and function (C1 inhibitor)
Complement C1Q antibodies
Complement C3 and C4
Complement C3 nephritic factor
Complement Factor H and Factor I
Complement, AP50 total alternative pathway & CH50/THC total classical pathway function
Cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies
Double-stranded DNA IgG antibodies, quantitative & qualitative (dsDNA, CLIFT)
ENA (Extractable nuclear antigen) antibodies
Endomysial IgA antibodies
GAD (glutamic acid decarboxylase) antibodies
Ganglioside antibodies
Gastric parietal cell antibodies (GPCA)
Glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies
Haemophilus type b (Hib) antibodies
Histone antibodies
Immunoglobulin E, IgE Total
Immunoglobulin-G subclasses (IgG1-4)
Insulin IgG antibodies
Intrinsic factor antibodies
Islet cell antibodies
Jo-1 antibodies
Liver autoantibodies immunoblot
Liver autoantibody Screen/ Liver Kidney Stomach (LKS) Screen
Liver kidney microsomal (LKM) antibodies
Lymphocyte function
Lymphocyte subsets (TBNK)
MAG (Myelin Associated Glycoprotein antibodies)
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)
Mitochondrial antibodies
MOG Antibody
MuSK antibodies
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) antibodies (quantitative)/ANCA MPO
Neuromyelitis optica/NMO (Aquaporin 4) Antibody
Neutrophil function (neutrophil burst, DHR)
Ovarian antibodies
Parathyroid antibodies
Pemphigus and pemphigoid (epidermal) antibodies
PLA2R antibodies (Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor Antibody)
Pneumococcal antibodies
Pneumococcal serotypes
PR3 (proteinase 3) antibodies/ ANCA PR3
Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) panel
Rheumatoid Factors (RF) IgM
Salivary duct antibodies
Scl-70 (topoisomerase I) antibodies
Smooth muscle antibodies
Striated (skeletal) muscle antibodies
T-cell activation markers
TB ELISPOT
TB QuantiFERON – TB Gold (Interferon gamma release assay) IGRA
Tetanus antibodies
Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) IgG antibodies
Thyroid stimulating hormone/ thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) antibodies
Tissue transglutaminase TTG IgA antibodies
TNF drug levels & Anti-TNF drug neutralising antibodies (Infliximab, Adalimumab, Etanercept)
Tryptase (mast cell tryptase) serum
Vedolizumab (anti-α4β7) Trough level
Voltage gated calcium antibodies (VGC, calcium channel antibodies)