Anti-sulfatide IgM antibodies in peripheral neuropathy: To test or not to test?

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 879-882

  Giannotta, C ^a   Di Pietro, D ^a   Gallia, F ^a   Nobile Orazio, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autoimmunity; IgM; Neuropathy; Sulfatide

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MYELIN ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; SULFATIDE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SULFATIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATAXIC GAIT; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DILUTION; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREMOR; VIBRATION SENSE; WESTERN BLOTTING; AGED; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SULFOGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS;

EID: 84926416502     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12658     Document Type: Article

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