Serum IgG antibody to ganglioside GQ1b is a possible marker of Miller Fisher syndrome

A Chiba, S Kusunoki, T Shimizu… - Annals of Neurology …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
A Chiba, S Kusunoki, T Shimizu, I Kanazawa
Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the American Neurological …, 1992Wiley Online Library
We studied serum anti‐glycolipid antibodies by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay and
thin‐layer chromatography–enzyme immunoassay in six consecutive patients with typical
Miller Fisher syndrome. In all six, increased activity of IgG antibody against ganglioside
GQ1b was present in the early phase and reduced with time, whereas such activity was not
detected in normal control subjects and disease control subjects including those with
Guillain‐Barrë syndrome. Anti‐GQ1b IgG antibody is a new possible diagnostic marker of …
Abstract
We studied serum anti‐glycolipid antibodies by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay and thin‐layer chromatography–enzyme immunoassay in six consecutive patients with typical Miller Fisher syndrome. In all six, increased activity of IgG antibody against ganglioside GQ1b was present in the early phase and reduced with time, whereas such activity was not detected in normal control subjects and disease control subjects including those with Guillain‐Barrë syndrome. Anti‐GQ1b IgG antibody is a new possible diagnostic marker of Miller Fisher syndrome and could well be related to the disease process itself.
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