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Revision as of 04:33, 10 January 2022
For all of the labs below, the blood must be drawn and centrifuged. Then it should be cold packaged and couriered to the lab (in Germany) within a certain timeframe. Patients generally must make these arrangements themselves.
Patients can hire a phlebotomist or other medical professional to draw their blood.
Patient support groups may be able to help you through this process.
CellTrend
https://www.celltrend.de/en/pots-cfs-me-sfn/important-publications/
This German lab offers tests for auto-antibodies associated with POTS, long COVID, CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), and SFN (small fiber neuropathy). Erde and Berlin Cures currently do not offer labs for auto-antibodies associated with SFN / neuropathy.
Cost: Roughly €915 for all tests. Cost is lower if fewer tests are purchased.
Erde
https://www.aak-diagnostik.de/index_e.html
Cost: Around €240.
Berlin Cures
Information on their auto-antibody testing can be found here: https://berlincures.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Berlin-Cures-Consent-Form-LongCovid-EN-20211118.pdf
Cost: Around €283.50 including VAT (19%)