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Neurofascin IgG4 antibodies in CIDP associate with disabling tremor and poor response to IVIg.
Neurology - 11 Mar 2014
Querol Luis, Nogales-Gadea Gisela, Rojas-Garcia Ricardo, Diaz-Manera Jordi, Pardo Julio, Ortega-Moreno Angel, Sedano Maria Jose, Gallardo Eduard, Berciano Jose, Blesa Rafael, Dalmau Josep, Illa Isabel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of antibodies against neurofascin in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and the associated clinical features. METHODS: Immunocytochemistry was used to identify antibodies to neurofascin 155 (NF155) and 186. Serum reactivity with paranodes and brain tissue was tested with immunohistochemistry of teased-nerve fibers and rat brain. Antibody titers...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Autoantibodies
- Cell Adhesion Molecules
- Drug Resistance
- Female
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
