title: Anti-ganglioside antibodies in idiopathic and hereditary cerebellar degeneration.
abstract: Cerebellar degeneration has been associated with gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. Patients with celiac disease may have neuropathy and antibodies to gangliosides. The authors investigated the presence of antiganglioside antibodies in 22 patients with hereditary and nonhereditary ataxia and found 64% reactive in a novel agglutination test.
authors.affiliation: Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428, USA.
authors.forename: Holly A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Shill
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alaedini
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Bushara
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Latov
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D020274:Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / Q000276:immunology; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019578:Multiple System Atrophy / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D005732:Gangliosides