Antibodies in myasthenia gravis and related disorders

A Vincent, J McCONVILLE, ME Farrugia… - Annals of the New …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies are present in around 85% of patients with
myasthenia gravis (MG) as measured by the conventional radioimmunoprecipitation assay …

The search for new antigenic targets in myasthenia gravis

J Cossins, K Belaya, K Zoltowska… - Annals of the New …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Around 80% of myasthenia gravis patients have antibodies against the acetylcholine
receptor, and 0–60% of the remaining patients have antibodies against the muscle‐specific …

Antiglycine receptor antibody related disease: a case series and literature review

A Swayne, L Tjoa, S Broadley… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Antibodies to glycine receptors (GlyR‐Abs) were first defined in
progressive encephalopathy with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) but were subsequently …

[BOOK][B] Real-time metering algorithm for centralized control

LN Jacobson, KC Henry, O Mehyar - 1989 - trid.trb.org
In response to growing freeway congestion problems in the Seattle area, the Washington
State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) initiated a ramp-control program in 1981 as …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and clinical characteristics of serum neuronal cell surface antibodies in first-episode psychosis: a case-control study

BR Lennox, EC Palmer-Cooper, T Pollak… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Psychosis is a common presenting feature in antibody-mediated encephalitis,
for which prompt recognition and treatment usually leads to remission. We aimed to …

[PDF][PDF] Immune or genetic-mediated disruption of CASPR2 causes pain hypersensitivity due to enhanced primary afferent excitability

JM Dawes, GA Weir, SJ Middleton, R Patel… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Human autoantibodies to contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) are often associated
with neuropathic pain, and CASPR2 mutations have been linked to autism spectrum …

Clinical features and diagnostic usefulness of antibodies to clustered acetylcholine receptors in the diagnosis of seronegative myasthenia gravis

PMR Cruz, M Al-Hajjar, S Huda, L Jacobson… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cell-based assays (CBAs) were shown to improve detection of acetylcholine
receptor (AChR) antibodies in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Herein, we asked …

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody-mediated neurological disease: results of a UK-based surveillance study in children

S Wright, Y Hacohen, L Jacobson, S Agrawal… - Archives of disease in …, 2015 - adc.bmj.com
Objective N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody (NMDAR-Ab) encephalitis is a well-
recognised clinico-immunological syndrome that presents with neuropsychiatric symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Passive and active immunization models of MuSK-Ab positive myasthenia: electrophysiological evidence for pre and postsynaptic defects

S Viegas, L Jacobson, P Waters, J Cossins… - Experimental …, 2012 - Elsevier
Antibodies directed against the post-synaptic neuromuscular junction protein, muscle
specific kinase (MuSK) are found in a small proportion of generalized myasthenia gravis …

Clinical relevance of serum antibodies to extracellular N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor epitopes

MS Zandi, RW Paterson, MA Ellul… - Journal of Neurology …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective There are now a large number of requests for N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
autoantibody (NMDAR-Ab) tests, and it is important to assess the clinical relevance of all …