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Motor neuropathy with activity of monoclonal IgM antibody to GD1a ganglioside. 1989

E Bollensen, and H I Schipper, and A J Steck

Department of Neurology, University of Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.

A patient with motor neuropathy associated with monoclonal IgM protein is reported. Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, the antibody activity of the monoclonal IgM was shown to be directed against GD1a ganglioside, a new and so far unreported specificity.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
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
D004797	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay	An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed.	ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
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
D000911	Antibodies, Monoclonal	Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells.	Monoclonal Antibodies,Monoclonal Antibody,Antibody, Monoclonal
D015417	Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy	A group of slowly progressive inherited disorders affecting motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Subtypes include HMSNs I-VII. HMSN I and II both refer to CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE. HMSN III refers to hypertrophic neuropathy of infancy. HMSN IV refers to REFSUM DISEASE. HMSN V refers to a condition marked by a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy associated with spastic paraplegia (see SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY). HMSN VI refers to HMSN associated with an inherited optic atrophy (OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY), and HMSN VII refers to HMSN associated with retinitis pigmentosa. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343)	Dejerine-Sottas Disease,HMSN,HMSN Type III,HMSN Type VII,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies,Hereditary, Type III, Motor and Sensory Neuropathy,Hereditary, Type VII, Motor and Sensory Neuropathy,Neuropathies, Hereditary Motor and Sensory,CMT4f,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Demyelinating, Type 4f,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 3,Dejerine-Sottas Neuropathy,Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome,HMSN3,Herditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy 3,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy Type III,Hypertrophic Neuropathy of Dejerine-Sottas,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Type 3,Dejerine Sottas Disease,Dejerine Sottas Neuropathy,Dejerine Sottas Syndrome,Dejerine-Sottas Hypertrophic Neuropathy,Disease, Dejerine-Sottas,HMSN Type IIIs,HMSN Type VIIs,Hypertrophic Neuropathy of Dejerine Sottas,Neuropathy, Dejerine-Sottas,Syndrome, Dejerine-Sottas,Type VII, HMSN