Childhood peripheral neuropathy with autoantibodies to myelin glycoprotein P0

The serum of a 4-year-old child with severe hypertrophic peripheral neuropathy contained high-titer polyclonal antibodies, mainly of IgG class, reacting with the 30-kd P0 glycoprotein of peripheral nerve. This was demonstrated by indirect immunofluorescence, immunoblot analysis of myelin proteins, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with purified P0 glycoprotein. The antibodies did not react with myelin-associated glycoprotein, sulfated glycuronic acid-containing paragloboside (SGPG and SGLPG), or other peripheral nerve glycolipids or gangliosides. To our knowledge this is the first report of strong antibody activity specifically directed against P0. This antibody may play a causative role in the pathogenesis of the peripheral neuropathy in this patient.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Annals of neurology - 32(1992), 5 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 700-2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ben Jelloun-Dellagi, S [VerfasserIn]
Dellagi, K [VerfasserIn]
Burger, D [VerfasserIn]
Ben Younes-Chennoufi, A [VerfasserIn]
Hentati, F F [VerfasserIn]
Steck, A [VerfasserIn]
Ben Hamida, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Autoantibodies
Case Reports
Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
Myelin P0 Protein
Myelin Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.12.1992

Date Revised 17.11.2004

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012605670