title: Myasthenia gravis: measurement of anti-AChR autoantibodies using cell line TE671.
abstract: Anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies in myasthenia gravis (MG) can be quantitated using AChR extracted from the human rhabdomyosarcoma cell line TE671 (AChRTE671) as a practical alternative to AChR from human amputated limbs (AChRAMP). We compared the two antigen preparations using serum samples from different clinical groups of MG patients (n = 112) and various controls (n = 189). With two exceptions, both tests were positive or negative in the same patients. However, in the generalized MG group, the TE671 assay yielded significantly lower titers than the AChRAMP assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroimmunology, Max-Planck-Institute, Martinsried, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Voltz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hohlfeld
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fateh-Moghadam
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reimers
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siegele
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wekerle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002460:Cell Line; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000276:immunology*; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic