Anti-amphiphysin I antibodies in patients with paraneoplastic neurological disorders associated with small cell lung carcinoma

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-217

  Saiz, A ^a   Dalmau, J ^b   Butler, M Husta ^c   Chen, Q ^d   Delattre, J Y ^d   De Camilli, P ^c   Graus, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Amphiphysin I; Autoantibodies; Paraneoplastic; Small cell lung carcinoma; Stiff man syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHYSIN; AUTOANTIBODY; NERVE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OPSOCLONUS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

EID: 0032938744     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.2.214     Document Type: Article

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