Stiff-man syndrome: identification of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 4 as a novel 80-kDa antineuronal antigen
Stiff-man syndrome (SMS) is a rare autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system associated with autoantibodies to glutamate decarboxylase (GAD). We isolated five brain-reactive human monoclonal antibodies, with reactivity distinct from GAD, from peripheral blood of a patient newly diagnosed wit...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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6 September 2002
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Journal of neuroimmunology
Year: 2002, Volume: 130, Issue: 1, Pages: 184-193 |
| ISSN: | 1872-8421 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0165-5728(02)00218-7 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-5728(02)00218-7 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165572802002187 
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| Author Notes: | Klaus Dinkel, Mathias Rickert, Gabriele Möller, Jerzy Adamski, Hans-Michael Meinck, Wiltrud Richter |
| Summary: | Stiff-man syndrome (SMS) is a rare autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system associated with autoantibodies to glutamate decarboxylase (GAD). We isolated five brain-reactive human monoclonal antibodies, with reactivity distinct from GAD, from peripheral blood of a patient newly diagnosed with SMS. Two antibodies reacted with both Purkinje cells and ependymal cells, and precipitated an 80-kDa protein from rat neuronal primary cultures, which was also recognized by 12% (3/25) of SMS sera and 13% (2/15) of SMS cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples. The corresponding antigen was identified as 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 4 and may represent a possible novel target of autoimmunity in SMS. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 01.03.2021 |
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| ISSN: | 1872-8421 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0165-5728(02)00218-7 |