Recurrent transverse myelitis associates with anti-Ro (SSA) autoantibodies.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
Transverse myelitis (TM) is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord. The authors observed cases of recurrent TM in patients where anti-Ro (SSA) antibodies were present and therefore performed a case-control study to examine the frequency of anti-Ro autoantibodies in patients with recurrent TM and control subjects. Antibodies to 52-kd Ro were demonstrated in 77% of cases (10/13) compared with only 33% of control subjects (4/12).
Medical subject headings
- Autoantibodies
- Autoantigens
- Myelitis, Transverse
- RNA, Small Cytoplasmic
- Ribonucleoproteins