Elecsys® Alzheimer’s Disease Testing Sites
Biomarkers to support early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Australian laboratories offering Elecsys® Alzheimer’s Disease testing:
New South Wales
Concord Hospital Diagnostic Pathology Unit - NSW Health Pathology
Dr Phoebe Stanford
Staff Specialist, Chemical Pathology
Ph: +61 2 9767 6663
Email: [email protected]
Tests offered
Abeta 1-42 CSF, phospho Tau 181 CSF, total tau CSF
Victoria
National Dementia Diagnostics Laboratory
A/Prof Qiao-Xin Li, PhD
Principal Research Fellow
Florey Institute
The University of Melbourne
Email: [email protected]
www.florey.edu.au/national-dementia-diagnostics-laboratory
Tests offered
CSF testing: Abeta 1-42 , phospho Tau 181 , total Tau, NfL
Plasma/serum testing: phospho Tau 181, NfL
Research testing: ptau 217 plasma, GFAP, NfL, Abeta 40 CSF
South Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital / SA Pathology
Dr Penelope Coates
Clinical Director, Chemical Pathology
Ph: +61 8 8222 3444
Email: [email protected]
Tests offered
Abeta 1-42 CSF, phospho Tau 181 CSF, total tau CSF
Elecsys pTau 181 plasma testing availability
The Elecsys phospho Tau 181 plasma test is available at the Florey Institute’s National Dementia Diagnostics Laboratory (NDDL) in Melbourne Victoria.
Requests may be made through pathology providers Healius and Sonic pathology forms. Collection and transport of patient samples for the ptau 181 plasma test is facilitated via the Healius and Sonic pathology networks.
Please contact your local Healius or Sonic lab for details.