Qualitative evidence of Ri specific IgG-synthesis in the cerebrospinal fluid from patients with paraneoplastic neurological syndromes

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-68

  Jarius, S ^a,b   Stich, O ^c   Rasiah, C ^d   Voltz, R ^e   Rauer, S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d RAVO DIAGNOSTIKA GMBH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Oligoclonal bands; Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes; Ri antibody

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RI ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CANCER PATIENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; PARANEOPLASTIC POLYNEUROPATHY; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 40849118576     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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