Research Article

Aquaporin-4 Autoantibody Detection by ELISA: A Retrospective Characterization of a Commonly Used Assay

Table 3

Additional testing in moderate positive by ELISA subgroup.

DiagnosisTotalRetestedCBAA,MFACSM
(+)(−)(+)(−)

NMOSD952A,M1M11
Multiple sclerosis2101A01
Disseminated Lyme1101A01
Myelitis without LETM110001
Migraine110001

CBA: cell-based assay; FACS: fluorescence-activated cell sorting/flow cytometry; (+): positive result; (−): negative result; Aperformed at ARUP Laboratories; Mperformed at Mayo Medical Laboratories.