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Diagnostic tests conducted at the Autoimmune Unit in 2021 and 2022

No. Tests 2021 2022

1 Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies (AChR) 922 1,196

2 Anti-Aquaporin 4 Antibodies (Aq4) 615 785

3 Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) 389 571
Anti-Gangliosides Panel (GA) - IgM & IgG:
Anti-GM1, Anti-GM2, Anti-GM3, Anti-GM4, Anti-GD1a,
4 322 383
Anti-GD1b, Anti-GD2, Anti-GD3, Anti-GT 1a, Anti-GT 1b,
Anti-GQ1b)

5 Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) 960 921

Coeliac Antibodies
a) Anti-endomysium
6 117 246
b) Anti-Gliadin (IgA & IgG)
c) Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (IgA & IgG)

7 Cytokine panel (IL-1b, IL-6, IL-8 & TNF-a) 173 69

8 Phospholipase A2 Receptor (PLA2R) 572 1,143
9 Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome (PNS) antibodies 660 617

Skin Antibodies: Anti-BP 180, Anti-BP 230: Anti-Desmoglein-1
10 203 129
& Anti-Desmoglein-3

11 Specific Liver Antibodies Panel (SLA) 696 536
12 *Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies (IgM & IgG) 1,233 -

13 *Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Antibody (CCP) 1,925 -

*Tissue antibody
a) Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies (ASMA)
14 b) Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies (AMA) 2,540 -
c) Anti-Liver Kidney Microsomal Antibodies (LKM)
d) Anti-Gastric Parietal Cell Antibodies (APC)

15 *Extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) 2,777 -

16 *Anti – 2-Glycoprotein antibodies (IgG & IgM) 1,307 -
*Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) 1,664 -
a) C-ANCA
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Allergy & Immunology Research Centre (AIRC) 18 * Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) 1,664 -
b) P-ANCA

a) Anti - myeloperoxidase (MPO)
b) Anti-Proteinase 3 (PR3)

TOTAL
18,739
(*) Tests were handed over to Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals in October 2021 6,596