Stiff person syndrome does not always occur with maternal passive transfer of GAD65 antibodies.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors report the presence of high titer antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (anti-GAD65) until age 24 months in two asymptomatic newborns of a woman with stiff-person syndrome (SPS). No signs of SPS were detectable in the two children at ages 6 and 8 years. This observation indicates that other cofactors are involved in the pathogenesis of SPS.
Medical subject headings
- Autoantigens
- Glutamate Decarboxylase
- Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
- Isoantibodies
- Isoenzymes
- Pregnancy Complications
- Stiff-Person Syndrome