{"id":1979,"date":"2022-06-01T05:01:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csccconference.ca\/2022\/?page_id=1979"},"modified":"2022-06-01T05:11:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:11:45","slug":"bc-neuroimmunology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.csccconference.ca\/2022\/?page_id=1979","title":{"rendered":"BC Neuroimmunology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1979\" class=\"elementor elementor-1979\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc73e99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc73e99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-920637e\" data-id=\"920637e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6759d elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec6759d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csccconference.ca\/2022\/?page_id=1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Directory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e218229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e218229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csccconference.ca\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CSCC-Banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csccconference.ca\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CSCC-Banner.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.csccconference.ca\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CSCC-Banner-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.csccconference.ca\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CSCC-Banner-768x240.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8901576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8901576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>ABOUT OUR COMPANY<\/h2><p>BC Neuroimmunology began as the UBC Neuroimmunology Laboratory in 1984 under the directorship of Dr. Joel Oger. Dr. Oger was a professor of Neurology and had a keen interest in providing specialized services for patients affected with Neuro-Immunological disorders. After Dr. Oger\u2019s retirement at the end of 2014, Dr. Hans Frykman took over the directorship of the laboratory. In 2019, it was established as a private company and rebranded as BC Neuroimmunology.<\/p><p>BC Neuroimmunology strives for excellence and specializes in developing and providing best-in-class diagnostic tests and high quality laboratory services in neuroimmunology and neurodegeneration to all across North America for clinical and research purposes. The laboratory is accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia\u2019s Diagnostic Accreditation Program (DAP) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP).<\/p><p>We also provide support for human immune testing in clinical trials including Myasthenia Gravis and other neurological disorders.<\/p><p>For more information about testing, please contact our laboratory at info@bcneuro.ca or 604-822-7175.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b86ca3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9b86ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a233b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a233b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>RESOURCES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c8a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95c8a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MYASTHENIA GRAVIS<\/strong><br \/>We provide a full panel for <a href=\"https:\/\/bcneuro.ca\/tests\/myasthenia_gravis\/\">myasthenia gravis diagnostic testing<\/a>, which includes AchR Ab, MuSK Ab, and LRP4 Ab, using multiple laboratory techniques. We employ an orthogonal algorithmic approach to ensure the highest degree of confidence in diagnosis.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9b056 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f9b056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bcneuro.ca\/tests\/myasthenia_gravis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59aba8a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"59aba8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f02c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f02c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS<\/strong><br \/>Our testing for <a href=\"https:\/\/bcneuro.ca\/tests\/autoimmune-encephalitis\/\">autoimmunce encephalitis<\/a> includes antibodies to NMDAR, AMPAR, GABA<sub>B<\/sub>, LGI1, CASPR2, and DPPX as a panel or as individual tests. We utilize both fixed cell-based assays and immunohistological techniques to deliver the best possible results for diagnosis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d66502 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d66502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bcneuro.ca\/tests\/autoimmune-encephalitis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f75502 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f75502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9052af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9052af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA<\/strong><br \/>We provide diagnostic testing for <a href=\"https:\/\/bcneuro.ca\/tests\/neuromyelitis-optica\/\">neuromyelitis optica<\/a> with AQP4 Ab and MOG Ab testing by live cell-based assay. BC Neuroimmunology is presently the only organization to offer live cell-based assay for AQP4 Ab in Canada.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14c564 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d14c564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bcneuro.ca\/tests\/neuromyelitis-optica\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f156b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a8f156b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5907881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5907881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY<\/strong><br \/>Our antibody screen for <a href=\"https:\/\/bcneuro.ca\/cidp\/\">CIDP<\/a> employs a fixed cell-based assay (CBA) and can detect NF140, NF155, NF186, CNTN1, and CASPR1 antibodies with high specificity. 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