Detecting septin-5 IgG in serum specimens
Reporting an end titer result from serum specimens
If the indirect immunofluorescence pattern suggests septin-5, then septin-5 antibody cell-binding assay and this test will be performed at an additional charge.
Only orderable as a reflex. For more information see MDS2 / Movement Disorder, Autoimmune/Paraneoplastic Evaluation, Serum.
Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
CDCREL
CDCREL-1
CDCREL1
H5
HCDCREL-1
PNUTL1
septin 5
SEPT5
If the indirect immunofluorescence pattern suggests septin-5, then septin-5 antibody cell-binding assay and this test will be performed at an additional charge.
Serum
Only orderable as a reflex. For more information see MDS2 / Movement Disorder, Autoimmune/Paraneoplastic Evaluation, Serum.
Collection Container/Tube:
Preferred: Red top
Acceptable: Serum gel
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.
See Specimen Required
Gross hemolysis | Reject |
Gross lipemia | Reject |
Gross icterus | Reject |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Serum | Refrigerated (preferred) | 28 days | |
Frozen | 28 days | ||
Ambient | 72 hours |
Detecting septin-5 IgG in serum specimens
Reporting an end titer result from serum specimens
If the indirect immunofluorescence pattern suggests septin-5, then septin-5 antibody cell-binding assay and this test will be performed at an additional charge.
Septin-5 IgG is a biomarker of a rapidly progressive, but treatable, form of autoimmune cerebellar ataxia. Patients present with subacute onset of cerebellar ataxia with prominent eye movement symptoms (oscillopsia or vertigo). Improvement may occur after immunotherapy.
Only orderable as a reflex. For more information see MDS2 / Movement Disorder, Autoimmune/Paraneoplastic Evaluation, Serum.
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Seropositivity for septin antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence is consistent with a diagnosis of autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Cell-binding assay testing for septin-5 IgG is required to confirm the diagnosis.
Negative results for septin antibodies do not exclude neurological autoimmunity or cancer.
1. Honorat JA, Lopez-Chiriboga AS, Kryzer TJ, et al: Autoimmune septin-5 cerebellar ataxia. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2018 Jul 9;5(5):e474
2. Honorat JA, Miske R, Scharf M, et al: 416. Neuronal septin autoimmunity: Differentiated serological profiles and clinical findings. Ann Neurol. 2020 Oct;88(Suppl 25):S55. Abstract
The patient's sample is tested by a standardized immunofluorescence assay (IFA) that uses a composite frozen section of mouse cerebellum, kidney, and gut tissues. After incubation with sample and washing, fluorescein-conjugated goat-antihuman IgG is applied. Neuron-specific autoantibodies are identified by their characteristic fluorescence staining patterns. Samples that are scored positive for any neuronal nuclear or cytoplasmic autoantibody are titrated to an endpoint. Interference by coexisting non-neuron-specific autoantibodies can usually be eliminated by serologic absorption.(Honorat JA, Komorowski L, Josephs KA, et al: IgLON5 antibody: neurological accompaniments and outcomes in 20 patients. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2017 Jul 18;4(5):e385. doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000385)
Monday through Sunday
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Test Id | Test Order Name | Order LOINC Value |
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SP5TS | Septin-5 IFA Titer, S | 101458-8 |
Result Id | Test Result Name |
Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
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616113 | Septin-5 IFA Titer, S | 101458-8 |