title: [Autoimmune neuropathy in monoclonal gammopathy].
abstract: The relationship between polyneuropathies and monoclonal gammopathies is well known even though the pathogenetic hypotheses are controversial. The role of autoantibodies against neural antigens has been recently underlined. 45 patients (29 M and 16 F), affected by multiple myeloma (MM) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) with paraproteinemia and monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance (MGUS)4, underwent an EMG study including SCV, MCV and late responses of several nerves, and a search for serum antibodies against neural antigens by immunoblotting assay. 19 out of 45 pts. tested positive to EMG and 15 out of 45 (10 MM and 5 NHL) showed a serological positivity. Among them 11 were positive to EMG too. The results confirm the hypothesis of a possible pathogenetic role of high-titer autoantibodies against neural antigens in cases of polyneuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina generale, Ospedale M. Bufalini, Cesena.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guardigni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rasi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nemni
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lorenzetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valzania
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pretolani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006181:H-Reflex; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins
vernacular_title: Neuropatie disimmuni in corso di gammopatie monoclonali.