Antibodies to GM1: Galactocerebroside complexes in multifocal motor neuropathy: It takes two to tango

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 715-

  Willison, Hugh J ^a   Galban Horcajo, Francesc ^a   Halstead, Susan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GALACTOSYLCERAMIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOLIPID ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; LIPID BILAYER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

NEUROPATHY;

AUTOANTIBODIES; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; GALACTOSYLCERAMIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; POLYNEUROPATHIES;

EID: 84902295693     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-306050     Document Type: Note

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