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Patient support groups may be able to help you through this process. | Patient support groups may be able to help you through this process. | ||
== CellTrend == | == Explanation == | ||
The table below lists the auto-antibody tests along with the conditions that they are associated with. If you have a particular syndrome or symptom or condition (e.g. SFN), then a positive auto-antibody test suggests that auto-immunity is the cause of that syndrome or symptom. | |||
[[File:Auto antibody table.png]] | |||
The columns on the right show which labs offer which tests. | |||
== German Labs == | |||
=== CellTrend === | |||
https://www.celltrend.de/en/pots-cfs-me-sfn/important-publications/ | 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) | This German lab offers tests for auto-antibodies associated with POTS, long COVID, CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), and SFN (small fiber neuropathy). | ||
'''Cost''': Roughly €915 for all tests. Cost is lower if fewer tests are purchased. | '''Cost''': Roughly €915 for all tests. Cost is lower if fewer tests are purchased. | ||
== Erde == | === Erde === | ||
https://www.aak-diagnostik.de/index_e.html | https://www.aak-diagnostik.de/index_e.html | ||
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'''Cost''': Around €240. | '''Cost''': Around €240. | ||
== Berlin Cures == | === Berlin Cures === | ||
https://berlincures.de | https://berlincures.de | ||
Revision as of 02:27, 15 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.
Explanation
The table below lists the auto-antibody tests along with the conditions that they are associated with. If you have a particular syndrome or symptom or condition (e.g. SFN), then a positive auto-antibody test suggests that auto-immunity is the cause of that syndrome or symptom.
The columns on the right show which labs offer which tests.
German Labs
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).
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%)