The sensitivity and specificity of anti-GM1 antibody testing

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 951-955

  Taylor, Bruce V ^a   Gross, Louann ^a   Windebank, Anthony J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029808010     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.4.951     Document Type: Article

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