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Serum anti-GM1 and anti-GD1a antibodies in patients with motor neuron disease. 1992

C Voumvourakis, and A Rombos, and M M Konstantoulakis, and I Segditsa, and C Papageorgiou
Department of Neurology, Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, Greece.

Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) sera from 100 individuals, 20 with motor neuron disease (MND), 25 with peripheral neuropathy (PN), 15 with degenerative dementia and 40 controls, were examined in order to detect serum IgM and IgG anti-GM1 and anti-GD1a antibodies. Patients with MND showed statistically significant higher levels of IgM anti-GM1 antibody compared to the control group. Three patients with peripheral neuropathy had very high levels of anti-GM1 and anti-GD1a antibodies. Antibody levels in patients with degenerative dementia showed no difference compared to the controls. These results suggest that a further inquiry into the role of serum anti-GM1 and anti-GD1a activity in motor neuron disease and peripheral neuropathy is necessary.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009460 Neurologic Examination Assessment of sensory and motor responses and reflexes that is used to determine impairment of the nervous system. Examination, Neurologic,Neurological Examination,Examination, Neurological,Examinations, Neurologic,Examinations, Neurological,Neurologic Examinations,Neurological Examinations
D005260 Female Females
D005677 G(M1) Ganglioside A specific monosialoganglioside that accumulates abnormally within the nervous system due to a deficiency of GM1-b-galactosidase, resulting in GM1 gangliosidosis. GM1 Ganglioside,Monosialosyl Tetraglycosyl Ceramide,GM1a Monosialoganglioside,Ceramide, Monosialosyl Tetraglycosyl,Ganglioside, GM1,Monosialoganglioside, GM1a,Tetraglycosyl Ceramide, Monosialosyl
D005732 Gangliosides A subclass of ACIDIC GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS. They contain one or more sialic acid (N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID) residues. Using the Svennerholm system of abbrevations, gangliosides are designated G for ganglioside, plus subscript M, D, or T for mono-, di-, or trisialo, respectively, the subscript letter being followed by a subscript arabic numeral to indicated sequence of migration in thin-layer chromatograms. (From Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1997) Ganglioside,Sialoglycosphingolipids
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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