Glycine receptor antibodies in stiff-person syndrome and other GAD-positive CNS disorders

Neurology. 2013 Nov 26;81(22):1962-4. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000436617.40779.65. Epub 2013 Oct 30.

Authors

Harry Alexopoulos¹, Sofia Akrivou, Marinos C Dalakas

Affiliation

¹ From the Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (H.A., S.A., M.C.D.), Greece; and Thomas Jefferson University (M.C.D.), Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 24174585
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000436617.40779.65

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / blood*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Glutamate Decarboxylase / immunology*
Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics
HEK293 Cells
Humans
Male
Receptors, Glycine / genetics
Receptors, Glycine / immunology*
Severity of Illness Index
Stiff-Person Syndrome / blood*
Stiff-Person Syndrome / immunology
Transfection

Substances

Autoantibodies
Receptors, Glycine
Green Fluorescent Proteins
Glutamate Decarboxylase