Antibodies against disialosyl and terminal NeuNAc(α2-3)Gal ganglioside epitopes in acute relapsing sensory ataxic neuropathy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 764-766

  Rojas Garcia, R ^a,c   Gallardo, E ^a   Povedano, M ^b   De Luna, N ^a   Bruna, J ^b   Juarez, C ^a   Diaz Manera, J ^a   Martinez Matos, J A ^b   Illa, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GALACTOSE; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID ALPHA 2 3 GALACTOSE;

ATAXIA; CANOMAD SYNDROME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATAXIA; AUTOANTIBODIES; AXONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPITOPES; GANGLIOSIDES; GANGLIOSIDOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RECURRENCE; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 44449103573     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0803-0     Document Type: Letter

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