Emerging autoantibody lab tests
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.
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%)