31 kDa Epitope IgM, Serum

Serum

The Lyme IgM 31kDa Epitope test is a qualitative immunoblot assay that determines whether the 31kDa band present on a Lyme Western Blot IgM is due toB. burgdorferispecific antibody or not.

It is known that Western blots, especially IgM, can give false positive results with some viral and bacterial infections. This test determines whether the band present at position 31 kDa on the IGeneX Lyme Western Blot IgM is specific for B. burgdorferi. Serum from the patient is tested against a Western Blot strip with fixed B. burgdorferi specific recombinant antigen fragments.

Source: https://igenex.com/disease/borrelia/#drawer-4;Accessed 27-Aug-2019.