IgM anti-GM1 antibody titers in patients with monomelic amyotrophy.
Neurol India
; 54(4): 399-401, 2006 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Monomelic amyotrophy (MMA) is a benign motor neuron disorder, which particularly affects young people and the etiology is still unknown. Gangliosides are located on the outer surface of motor neurons. Anti-GM1 antibodies have been found to be elevated in multi-focal motor neuropathy with conduction block and other neurological diseases, which may have therapeutic implication.AIM:
To evaluate IgM anti-GM1 antibody titers in patients of monomelic amyotrophy. SETTING ANDDESIGN:
prospective controlled study. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Forty-six clinically and electrophysiologically diagnosed cases of MMA were assessed for IgM anti-GM1 antibody titers by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method and compared with titers in healthy controls, cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP). Titer of 800 units was taken as upper limit of normal (Buhlmann Laboratories AG, Switzerland). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED one-way ANOVA.RESULTS:
The mean age of 46 patients with MMA was 24.5 (+/- 7.3) years, with male female ratio of 442. The mean age of 19 healthy controls was 24.1 (+/- 3) years with male female ratio of 181. Five (26%) individuals in the healthy control group, 22 (48%) patients of MMA, four (30%) of ALS and five (50%) of AIDP had high titers of IgM anti-GM1 antibody (P> 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Although larger number of patients with MMA had higher IgM anti-GM1 antibody titers, the difference was not statistically significant from titers of healthy individuals and of patients in the ALS and AIDP group.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Inmunoglobulina M
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Enfermedad de la Neurona Motora
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Gangliosidosis GM1
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Anticuerpos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurol India
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India