Immunology
Clinical/Contact Information:
See the Immunology
Laboratory page of the MGH Laboratory Handbook
The Clinical Immunology Laboratory
offers a full range of services, including agarose
gel electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis, and immunofixation
to detect monoclonal proteins in serum, urine, and
cerebrospinal fluid. Other tests include immunofluorescence,
immunodiffusion, and radioimmunoassay for detection
of antinuclear antibodies, anti-native DNA antibodies,
cryoproteins, and cancer antigens, as well as ELISA
for detection of antibodies involved in Sjögren’s
syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, polymyositis,
and scleroderma.
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