ANTICENTRIOLAR AUTOANTIBODIES IN CHILDREN WITH CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM MANIFESTATIONS OF MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE INFECTION

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CIMOLAI, N [1 ]
MAH, D [1 ]
ROLAND, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PEDIAT,DIV NEUROL,VANCOUVER V6T 1W5,BC,CANADA
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10.1136/jnnp.57.5.638
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Serum samples from 49 children with acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection were screened for the presence of antibodies to mitotic spindle apparatus. None of these serum samples showed such antibodies at a screening dilution of 1:40, though anticentriolar antibodies at titres of 1:320 were observed in two children with acute cerebellar dysfunction. Anticentriolar antibodies may play a part in the pathogenesis of CNS disease associated with with M pneumoniae infection.
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