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anti-CASPR2; anti-contactin-associated protein-like 2; anti-LG1
Etiology:
- paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis due to lung cancer or thymoma [1]
Laboratory:
- contactin-associated protein 2 IgG in CSF
- contactin-associated protein 2 IgG in serum/plasma
Related
contactin-associated protein-like 2; cell recognition molecule Caspr2 (CNTNAP2, CASPR2, LG1, KIAA0868)
General
autoantibody
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015