Immunization against GAD Induces Antibody Binding to GAD-Independent Antigens and Brainstem GABAergic Neuronal Loss

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a highly-disabling neurological disorder of the CNS characterized by progressive muscular rigidity and spasms. In approximately 60–80% of patients there are autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), the enzyme that synthesizes gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)...

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Main Authors: Chang, Thashi, Alexopoulos, Harry, Pettingill, Philippa, McMenamin, Mary, Deacon, Robert, Erdelyi, Ferenc, Szabó, Gabor, Buckley, Camilla J., Vincent, Angela
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776810/