CSF and serum immune parameters in Sydenham's chorea: Evidence of an autoimmune syndrome?

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 149-153

  Church, Andrew J ^a   Dale, Russell C ^a,b   Cardoso, Francisco ^c   Candler, Paul M ^a   Chapman, Miles D ^a   Allen, Meredith L ^b   Klein, Nigel J ^b   Lees, Andrew J ^a   Giovannoni, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti basal ganglia antibodies; Cytokines; IL 4; Oligoclonal bands; Sydenham's chorea

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BASAL GANGLIA ANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD LEVEL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CHILD; CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0037336229     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(03)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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